| meiosis definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms | 90 sets |
| 2 | process by which the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through the separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell | 50 sets |
| 3 | cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms | 38 sets |
| 4 | cell division that produces sex cells | 20 sets |
| 5 | a process in cell division during which the number of chromosomes decreases to half the original number by two divisions of the nucleus, which results in the production of sex cells | 19 sets |
| 6 | the process by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half to form sex cells | 15 sets |
| 7 | type of cell division that produces four cells, each with half as many chromosomes as the parent cell | 15 sets |
| 8 | occurs during the formation of gametes | 15 sets |
| 9 | a two-stage type of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms that results in cells with half the chromosome number of the original cell. | 14 sets |
| 10 | many organisms produce gametes through a type of cellular reproduction | 12 sets |
| 11 | type of cell division that creates gametes; cell divides twice to create four cells that are genetically unique | 8 sets |
| 12 | cell division that produces gametes | 8 sets |
| 13 | expressive understatement | 7 sets |
| 14 | the process of nuclear division that reduces the number of chromosomes in a cell by half | 7 sets |
| 15 | a process that produces haploid sex cells | 7 sets |
| 16 | cell division that produces one half he amount of chromosomes | 7 sets |
| 17 | understatement | 7 sets |
| 18 | a kind of cell reproduction that forms eggs and sperm | 6 sets |
| 19 | the process by which a diploid (2n) cell forms gametes (n) | 6 sets |
| 20 | a process of reduction division in which the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through the separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell | 6 sets |
| 21 | cell division comprising two nuclear divisions in rapid succession, which results in halving of the number of chromosomes; makes gametes | 6 sets |
| 22 | the process that reduces the number of chromosomes in reproductive cells | 6 sets |
| 23 | reduction division | 6 sets |
| 24 | a process in cell division during which the number of chromosomes decreases to half the original number by two divisions of the nucleus, which results in the production of sex cells (gametes or spores) | 6 sets |
| 25 | a form of cell division in which the chromosome number is cut in half through separation of homologous pairs of chromosomes | 5 sets |
| 26 | a process of reduction division in which the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through the separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell. | 5 sets |
| 27 | the process that makes sex cells | 5 sets |
| 28 | process of reduction division in which the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through the separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell | 5 sets |
| 29 | a process in cell division during which the number of chromosomes decreases to half the original number by two divisons of the nucleus, which results in the producton of sex cells | 5 sets |
| 30 | understatement (opposite of hyperbole) | 5 sets |
| 31 | the process that occurs in sex cells by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half | 5 sets |
| 32 | only nuclear division process that halves the chromosome number of a parental cell, to the haploid number. forms gametes in animals and spores in plants. | 5 sets |
| 33 | a kind of cell reproduction that forms eggs and sperm. | 5 sets |
| 34 | process by which gametes form | 5 sets |
| 35 | type of cell division where one body cell produces four gametes each containing half the number of chromosomes as a parents body cell | 4 sets |
| 36 | the process that forms reproductive cells | 4 sets |
| 37 | kind of cell division that produces sex cells | 4 sets |
| 38 | a modified type of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms consisting of two rounds of cell division but only one round of dna replication. it results in cells with half the number of chromosome sets as the original cell. | 4 sets |
| 39 | process during cell division in which the nucleus of a cell completes two successive divisions that produce four cells (gametes), each with a chromosome number that has been reduced by half | 4 sets |
| 40 | the process that occurs in sex cells (sperm and egg) by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half | 4 sets |