reduction division

Noun

1.

reduction division - (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) Synonyms: meiosis, miosis

anaphase, cell division, cellular division, cytokinesis, genetic science, genetics, karyokinesis, meiosis, metaphase, miosis, nondisjunction, prophase, segregation, telophase