| meiosis definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms | 79 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 | 36 sets |
| 3 | cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms | 30 sets |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | cell division that produces sex cells | 19 sets |
| 6 | occurs during the formation of gametes | 14 sets |
| 7 | the process by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half to form sex cells | 14 sets |
| 8 | type of cell division that produces four cells, each with half as many chromosomes as the parent cell | 12 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. | 12 sets |
| 10 | cell division that produces gametes | 9 sets |
| 11 | type of cell division that creates gametes; cell divides twice to create four cells that are genetically unique | 8 sets |
| 12 | many organisms produce gametes through a type of cellular reproduction | 7 sets |
| 13 | expressive understatement | 7 sets |
| 14 | a process that produces haploid sex cells | 7 sets |
| 15 | cell division that produces one half he amount of chromosomes | 7 sets |
| 16 | the process of nuclear division that reduces the number of chromosomes in a cell by half | 7 sets |
| 17 | reduction division | 6 sets |
| 18 | understatement (opposite of hyperbole) | 6 sets |
| 19 | understatement | 6 sets |
| 20 | a kind of cell reproduction that forms eggs and sperm | 6 sets |
| 21 | the process that reduces the number of chromosomes in reproductive cells | 6 sets |
| 22 | 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 |
| 23 | 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 |
| 24 | the process that occurs in sex cells by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half | 5 sets |
| 25 | cell division comprising two nuclear divisions in rapid succession, which results in halving of the number of chromosomes; makes gametes | 5 sets |
| 26 | the process that makes sex cells | 5 sets |
| 27 | 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 |
| 28 | a form of cell division in which the chromosome number is cut in half through separation of homologous pairs of chromosomes | 5 sets |
| 29 | 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 |
| 30 | process by which gametes form | 5 sets |
| 31 | 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 |
| 32 | a kind of cell reproduction that forms eggs and sperm. | 5 sets |
| 33 | 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 |
| 34 | type of cell division that produces haploid gametes in diploid organisms | 4 sets |
| 35 | kind of cell division that produces sex cells | 4 sets |
| 36 | type of cell division where one body cell produces four gametes, each containing half the number of chromosomes as a parent's body cell | 4 sets |
| 37 | cell division that occurs in sex cells in which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half. | 4 sets |
| 38 | the type of cell division that produces new combinations of chromosomes and genes. the daughter cell contain only half the number chromosomes found in the original cell | 4 sets |
| 39 | the process that forms reproductive cells | 4 sets |
| 40 | 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 |