reduction division

noun Biology.

the first division of meiosis in which the number of chromosomes is reduced to half the original number.
meiosis.

Origin of reduction division

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby reduction division

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British Dictionary definitions for reduction division

reduction division

noun

another name for meiosis

Medical definitions for reduction division

reduction division

n.

reduction