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Meiosis

Meiosis is a type of nuclear division in eukaryotic cells. When there is no error, a meiosis event produces four daughter cells, each with half the chromosome number of the mother cell.

Definitions in the literature

• A type of nuclear division that gives rise to four reproductive cells (gametes) each with half the chromosome number of the parent cell [1].
• Process by which the chromosomes of a eukaryotic cell divide to give rise to haploid reproductive cells. Consists of two divisions: meiosis I and meiosis II [2].
• in eukaryotic organisms, a type of nuclear division in which a diploid nucleus divides twive to form four haploid nuclei [3].