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meiosis

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

Furthermore, unlike other typical Heat Shock Factors, which primarily regulate gene expression in response to stress, such as heat shock, HSF5 plays a specific role in male germ production during meiosis under non-stress conditions.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2024

This variation is attributed to the process of meiosis, which generates reproductive cells like sperm and eggs in animals or pollen and ovules in plants.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2024

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

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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