ameiosis

[ ey-mahy-oh-sis ]
/ ˌeɪ maɪˈoʊ sɪs /

noun Cell Biology.

aberrant meiosis in which only an equational division occurs, as in parthenogenesis.

Origin of ameiosis

From New Latin; see origin at a-6, meiosis

OTHER WORDS FROM ameiosis

a·mei·ot·ic [ey-mahy-ot-ik] /ˌeɪ maɪˈɒt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby ameiosis

amebula, ameburia, ameds, ameer, ameerate, ameiosis, amelia, ameliorate, amelioration, ameloblast, ameloblastic fibroma

British Dictionary definitions for ameiosis

ameiosis
/ (ˌeɪmaɪˈəʊsɪs) /

noun

biology the absence of pairing of chromosomes during meiosis