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miosis


miosis - noun

  • (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)
  • reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller

    • miosis - thesaurus

    meiosis   myosis  

    Scrabble score for miosis

    m is 3 i is 1 o is 1 s is 1 i is 1 s is 1
    Scrabble score = 8

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