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Recent Examples of meiosis
According to the study, THC interferes with meiosis, the cell division process crucial for producing healthy eggs.
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Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
In meiosis, a cell also divides into two halves, but these halves each have 23 chromosomes.
—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
Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
In meiosis, a cell also divides into two halves, but these halves each have 23 chromosomes.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meiosis
Noun
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Actually, that’s an understatement.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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To say the special relationship is going through a rough patch ahead of King Charles III’s visit would be an exercise in British understatement.—
Ellen Milligan,
Bloomberg,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Apolline may embrace the social media aspects of her career but George’s belittlement rankles her.—
Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And the Times Magazine suggested the idea of discovering a similar past disparagement clause to the one that plagued HBO might dissuade any network from tackling a future Jackson project.—
Steve Knopper,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2026
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And though Chalamet did not make such insults himself, his comments fit into this broader context of disparagement and dismissal.—
Chloe Angyal,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Meiosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meiosis. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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