meiosis
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In a proof-of-principle study conducted in mice over six years, the team showed that interrupting a key step in meiosis, the process that produces sex cells, can temporarily halt sperm production without causing lasting harm.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
JQ1 works by disrupting meiosis during prophase 1, causing developing cells to die at that stage.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
In this study, Underwood and his team established a system, in which they replace the meiosis by mitosis, a simple cell division, in the most popular vegetable crop plant, the cultivated tomato.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2024
In male germ cell, sperm formation follows the completion of meiosis, with multiple gene regulatory programs.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2024
“Hey, can you tell me which phase of meiosis this cell is currently in?”
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
Vocabulary lists containing meiosis
Cell Biology - Middle School
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Genetics - Inheritance and Variation of Traits
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Life Science: Cell Biology
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