Meiosis

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Meiosis
TermMeiosis
Short definitionMeiosis - (pronounced) (my-OH sister) A special form of cell division in which each daughter cell receives half the amount of DNA as the mother cell. Meiosis occurs during the formation of egg and sperm cells in mammals 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Meiosis - (pronounced) (my-OH sister) A special form of cell division in which each daughter cell receives half the amount of DNA as the mother cell. Meiosis occurs during the formation of egg and sperm cells in mammals

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