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meiosis
UK [maɪ'əʊ.sɪs] US [-'oʊ-] noun uncountable specialized
■the type of cell division that happens in the reproductive organs, in which one cell divides into four gametes (= reproductive cells) , each with a different mixture of chromosomes and half the number contained in the original cell 减数分裂（发生在生殖器官的细胞分裂过程，一个细胞分为四个配子，每个均拥有不同的混合染色体，其染色体数目是原细胞的一半） Compare mitosis |