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Recent Examples of meiosis
In meiosis, a cell also divides into two halves, but these halves each have 23 chromosomes.
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Krissi Danielsson, Parents, 30 July 2024
That division, called meiosis, results in the egg, which can eventually be fertilized by a sperm, and three extra cells called polar bodies.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2024
The lab is also trying to figure out how to get eggs to enter a special form of cell division called meiosis that prepares them for being fertilized.
—Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023
My sons’ high-school biology classes spent more time designing a model recycling center than teaching mitosis and meiosis.
—Andy Kessler, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2022
And rearrangements are typically not advantageous: During meiosis and the formation of gametes, all chromosomes need to pair up with a matching partner.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Feb. 2022
In automixis, small cells called polar bodies – also produced through meiosis with eggs – can merge with an egg to produce offspring and create offspring that are similar to the mother but not exact clones.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 20 Aug. 2021
Ovaries produce eggs through a complex process called meiosis, where the cells replicate, reorganize, and separate.
—Corryn Wetzel, National Geographic, 25 Aug. 2020
Krissi Danielsson, Parents, 30 July 2024
That division, called meiosis, results in the egg, which can eventually be fertilized by a sperm, and three extra cells called polar bodies.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2024
The lab is also trying to figure out how to get eggs to enter a special form of cell division called meiosis that prepares them for being fertilized.
—Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023
My sons’ high-school biology classes spent more time designing a model recycling center than teaching mitosis and meiosis.
—Andy Kessler, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2022
And rearrangements are typically not advantageous: During meiosis and the formation of gametes, all chromosomes need to pair up with a matching partner.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Feb. 2022
In automixis, small cells called polar bodies – also produced through meiosis with eggs – can merge with an egg to produce offspring and create offspring that are similar to the mother but not exact clones.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 20 Aug. 2021
Ovaries produce eggs through a complex process called meiosis, where the cells replicate, reorganize, and separate.
—Corryn Wetzel, National Geographic, 25 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meiosis
Noun
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Richards brings a quality of understatement to the role that lifts the part above mere histronics.—
Hal Landers,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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To say this is a surprise to those of us who have watched and observed the syrupy-sweet reality competition for decades is an understatement.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Fed’s achievements in stabilizing markets during the 2008 financial crisis and the Covid pandemic, and in bringing down inflation while avoiding recession in recent years, deserve praise rather than disparagement.—
Bill Dudley,
Twin Cities,
16 Aug. 2025
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Patel had sought $10 million in damages on claims of defamation, injurious falsehood and business disparagement.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Meiosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meiosis. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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