meiosis
/maɪˈəʊsɪs/noun
उच्चारण मायउसिस
अर्धसूत्री विभाजन, मिओसिस
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[U] biology
the type of cell division that produces cells (such as sperm and egg cells) with half the usual number of chromosomes
अर्धसूत्री विभाजन, मिओसिस
- Meiosis produces four cells from one parent cell.
- Gametes are formed by meiosis.
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[U] technical
the use of understatement, for example to make something seem less important than it really is
(अलंकार) अल्पोक्ति, न्यूनोक्ति
- Calling the flood 'a bit of rain' is an example of meiosis.
Synonyms understatement litotes
Opposite hyperbole exaggeration
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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Do not confuse meiosis (cell division that halves the number of chromosomes and forms sex cells) and mitosis (cell division that keeps the same number of chromosomes, used for growth and repair).
Meiosis (वह कोशिका-विभाजन जिसमें chromosomes की संख्या आधी हो जाती है और जनन-कोशिकाएँ बनती हैं) और mitosis (वह कोशिका-विभाजन जिसमें chromosomes की संख्या समान रहती है और जो वृद्धि व मरम्मत के लिए होता है) में confuse न करें।
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General knowledge
Meiosis is also called reduction division.
GK के लिए याद रखें कि meiosis को reduction division (न्यूनीकरण विभाजन) भी कहते हैं।