meiosis
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- n. [細胞] 減數分裂；[遺][細胞] 成熟分裂
英英釋意
- 1. (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)
- 2. understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary);
- "saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes"