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Genetic Phenomena > Cell Division > Cell Nucleus Division > Meiosis
Cell Physiological Phenomena > Cell Cycle > Cell Division > Cell Nucleus Division > Meiosis
... > Cell Physiological Phenomena > Cell Growth Processes > Cell Proliferation > Cell Division > Cell Nucleus Division > Meiosis
... > Physiological Phenomena > Growth and Development > Growth > Cell Growth Processes > Cell Proliferation > Cell Division > Cell Nucleus Division > Meiosis

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Meiosis  

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  • A type of CELL NUCLEUS division, occurring during maturation of the GERM CELLS. Two successive cell nucleus divisions following a single chromosome duplication (S PHASE) result in daughter cells with half the number of CHROMOSOMES as the parent cells.

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