柯林斯詞典meiosis /ma????s?s/ 1. N a type of cell division in which a nucleus divides into four daughter nuclei, each containing half the chromosome number of the parent nucleus: occurs in all sexually reproducing organisms in which haploid gametes or spores are produced (細胞核的)減數(shù)分裂→compare mitosis 返回 meiosis劍橋詞典the type of cell division that happens as part of reproduction (= the process of producing young animals or plants ), in which one cell divides into four gametes (= reproductive cells ), each with a different mixture of chromosomes and half the number contained in the original cell 減數(shù)分裂（發(fā)生在有性生殖生物中的細胞分裂過程，一個細胞分為四個配子，每個擁有不同的混合染色體，一半存于原細胞中） 比較mitosis 返回 meiosis