nondisjunction
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1. meiosis in which there is a failure of paired homologous chromosomes to separate; results in an abnormal number of chromosomes in the daughter cells (noun.process)
hypernym | : | meiosis, miosis, reduction division, |
definition | : | (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) (noun.process) |
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