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Definisjon av miosis

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Noun
miosis - (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
meiosis, reduction division
cell division, cellular division the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells
genetic science, genetics the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
anaphase the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
cytokinesis organic process consisting of the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following karyokinesis bringing about the separation into two daughter cells
karyokinesis organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis
metaphase the second stage of mitosis
nondisjunction meiosis in which there is a failure of paired homologous chromosomes to separate; results in an abnormal number of chromosomes in the daughter cells
prophase the first stage of mitosis
segregation the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury"
miosis - reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller
light reflex, pupillary reflex, myosis
inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
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miosis - Contraction of the pupil of the eye.

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