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meiosis

[mahy-oh-sis] / maɪˈoʊ sɪs /
NOUN
cell division
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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

While JQ1 is not suitable as a treatment due to neurological side effects, it is known to interfere with a stage of meiosis called prophase 1.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

During this time, sperm production stopped completely, and key features of meiosis, including chromosome behavior during prophase 1, were disrupted.

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

Here’s where my story splits, divides, undergoes meiosis.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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