meiosis

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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

"It shows that we recover complete meiosis, complete sperm function, and more importantly, that the offspring are completely normal," Cohen said.

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

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