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
Cohen and her team focused on meiosis rather than other stages of sperm development to ensure that sperm production could be fully stopped while still allowing it to recover later.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
"Our study shows that mostly we recover normal meiosis and complete sperm function, and more importantly, that the offspring are completely normal," Cohen said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
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
I don’t want to forget what I’ve learned, so I make mental diagrams of the respiratory system, the process of condensation, meiosis and mitosis.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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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