Reduction Division (Noun)
Meaning
(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).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Meiosis is a type of reduction division that occurs in reproductive cells, resulting in the production of gametes with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
- The process of reduction division is crucial for maintaining genetic diversity in sexually reproducing organisms.
- During reduction division, homologous chromosomes are separated, and each daughter cell receives a unique combination of chromosomes.
- Reduction division is a critical step in the life cycle of many organisms, including plants and animals.
- In plants, reduction division occurs during the formation of spores, which are similar to the gametes produced in animals.