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Meaning of "meiotic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MEIOTIC

meiotic  [maɪˈɒtɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEIOTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Meiotic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MEIOTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

meiotic

Meiosis

Meiosis i/maɪˈoʊsɨs/ is a special type of cell division necessary for sexual reproduction in eukaryotes, such as animals, plants and fungi. The number of sets of chromosomes in the cell undergoing meiosis is reduced to half the original number, typically from two sets to one set. The cells produced by meiosis are either gametes or otherwise usually spores from which gametes are ultimately produced. In many organisms, including all animals and land plants, gametes are called sperm in males and egg cells or ova in females. Since meiosis has halved the number of sets of chromosomes, when two gametes fuse during fertilisation, the number of sets of chromosomes in the resulting zygote is restored to the original number. Meiotic division occurs in two stages, meiosis I and meiosis II, dividing the cells once at each stage. Before meiosis begins, during S phase of the cell cycle, the DNA of each chromosome is replicated, so that each chromosome has two sister chromatids; a diploid organism now has a tetraploid DNA amount in the cell.

Definition of meiotic in the English dictionary

The definition of meiotic in the dictionary is of or relating to meiosis.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEIOTIC


abiotic
ˌeɪbaɪˈɒtɪk
aerobiotic
ˌɛərəʊbaɪˈɒtɪk
antibiotic
ˌæntɪbaɪˈɒtɪk
biotic
baɪˈɒtɪk
endosymbiotic
ˌendəʊˌsɪmbaɪˈɒtɪk
epibiotic
ˌɛpɪbaɪˈɒtɪk
gnotobiotic
ˌnəʊtəʊbaɪˈɒtɪk
halobiotic
ˌhæləʊbaɪˈɒtɪk
macrobiotic
ˌmækrəʊbaɪˈɒtɪk
miotic
maɪˈɒtɪk
myotic
maɪˈɒtɪk
necrobiotic
ˌnekrəʊbaɪˈɒtɪk
parabiotic
ˌpærəbaɪˈɒtɪk
prebiotic
ˌpriːbaɪˈɒtɪk
premeiotic
ˌpriːmaɪˈɒtɪk
probiotic
ˌprəʊbaɪˈɒtɪk
saprobiotic
ˌsæprəʊˌbaɪˈɒtɪk
symbiotic
ˌsɪmbaɪˈɒtɪk
trophobiotic
ˌtrɒfəʊˌbaɪˈɒtɪk
xenobiotic
ˌzenəʊbaɪˈɒtɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEIOTIC

meikle
Meilhac
meinie
meiny
meiocyte
meiofauna
meiofaunal
meionite
meioses
meiosis
meiospore
meiotically
Meir
meishi
Meissen
Meissner effect
Meistersinger
meith
Meitner
meitnerium

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEIOTIC

amniotic
amphibiotic
anabiotic
anaerobiotic
anamniotic
compatriotic
erotic
idiotic
nonantibiotic
parasymbiotic
patriotic
periotic
pneumoconiotic
scoliotic
semeiotic
semiotic
superpatriotic
ultrapatriotic
unpatriotic
zoobiotic

Synonyms and antonyms of meiotic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «meiotic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEIOTIC

Find out the translation of meiotic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of meiotic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «meiotic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

减数分裂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

meiótica
570 millions of speakers

English

meiotic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

meiotic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الانتصافي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мейотическое
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

meiotic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

meiotic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

méiose
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Meiotic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

meiotischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

減数分裂
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

감수 분열 (meiosis)
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Meiotic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phân bào giảm nhiễm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒடுக்கச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेयोटिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mayotik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

meiotica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mejotycznych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мейотическое
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

meiotică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μειωτική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

meiotiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

meiotiska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

meiotisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of meiotic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEIOTIC»

The term «meiotic» is regularly used and occupies the 93.887 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEIOTIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about meiotic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEIOTIC»

Discover the use of meiotic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to meiotic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Early Evolution of Meiotic Genes
Many of the 34 meiotic genes---including ten meiosis-specific genes---evolved by gene duplications early during eukaryotic evolution, revealing that gene duplication has been a pervasive evolutionary force in the evolution of the meiotic ...
Shehre-Banoo Malik, 2007
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Mek1 Regulates Partner Choice During Meiotic Recombination ...
A selected candidate approach to identify Mek1 targets revealed that Rad54 is a substrate for Mek1 in vitro.
Hengyao Niu, 2007
3
Reproductive Isolation and X Chromosome Meiotic Drive in ...
Haldane's rule states that when one sex of hybrids shows sterility or inviability it tends to be the heterogametic sex.
Sarah J. Christianson, 2007
4
Meiotic Crossover Position and Frequency are Regulated by ...
Disruption of any component of the hybrid condensin complex increases CO frequency and alters CO distribution.
David Gavin Mets, 2008
5
Meiosis
This volume provides the reader with a series of authoritative review articles summarizing some of the most recent advances in the field of meiosis research.
Ricardo Benavente, Jean-Nicolas Volff, 2009
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Encyclopedia of Entomology
Distorter Gene Meiotic drive also has been described in the mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus. In both species, a Y- linked gene results in excess males. Excess males are produced because X chromosomes are broken  ...
John L. Capinera, 2008
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Mammalian Genomics
these landmark studies had only a limited impact in the field of karyotype evolution due to the ambiguous definition of drive, the lack of operational requirements for meiotic drive and the perception that there is little experimental evidence.
Anatoly Ruvinsky, Jennifer A. Marshall Graves, 2005
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Proteomics of Spermatogenesis
Post-meiotic Phase (Spermiogenesis) Spermiogenesis is the final phase of differentiation of male germ cells prior to their release from seminiferous epithelium. During this phase the round spermatids, which are relatively less undifferentiated ...
G. S. Gupta, 2006
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The Mouse in Biomedical Research: History, Wild Mice, and ...
MEIOTIC CHROMOSOMES AND METHODS FOR THEIR STUDY III. Meiosis differs from mitosis in that two cell divisions follow one round of DNA replication; this process, unique to the germ cells, produces haploid gametes. During the ...
‎2006
10
Fertilization
Oocyte maturation is accomplished by two successive meiotic divisions during which the chromosome number is halved. This reduction is achieved by the formation of two polar bodies - two small cells that are formed during the meiotic ...
Frank J. Longo, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEIOTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term meiotic is used in the context of the following news items.
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How Evolution And Logic Relate: Natural Filtering vs Foresight
They also tolerate a considerable burden of selfish genetic elements such as junk DNA, meiotic drive genes, and neoplasms. Likewise for human societies. «Big Think, Jul 15»
2
This Week in Nature
To overcome technical challenges that have limited previous attempts to screen for mammalian meiotic genes, the investigators developed a ... «GenomeWeb, Jul 15»
3
Microspore culture reveals complex meiotic behaviour in a …
This meiotic instability manifests as non-homologous interactions between the closely related A- and C-genome chromosomes during meiosis ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
4
A key role for CEP63 in brain development and fertility discovered
More information: CEP63 deficiency promotes p53 dependent microcephaly and reveals a role for the centrosome in meiotic recombination, ... «Medical Xpress, Jul 15»
5
Graduating seniors awarded 2015 Firestone and Golden medals …
Katherine Murphy, "Sub-Cellular Characterization of the Pre-Meiotic Maize Anther: An Analysis of Cell Wall Components, Chloroplasts and ... «Stanford University News, Jul 15»
6
X and Y chromosomes locked in evolutionary battle of the sexes
Page argues that his findings are evidence that the genes are involved in meiotic drive, a somewhat mysterious biological process that subverts ... «Genetic Literacy Project, Jul 15»
7
Evidence that histone H1 is dispensable for proper meiotic
The studies described here were conducted to determine whether Hho1 influences meiotic recombination, an event that occurs during ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jun 15»
8
A battle of the sexes is waged in the genes
Taken together, Page argues that this is evidence that the genes are involved in meiotic drive, a somewhat mysterious biological process that ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
9
This Week in Genome Research
By developing a high-density meiotic map for the sea lamprey, a pair of University of Kentucky researchers delves into the roots of the ancient ... «GenomeWeb, Jun 15»
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First Winners of Tri-Institutional Breakout Awards Announced
In his recent work, he has uncovered how meiotic cells regulate the distribution of DNA damage. Ziv Shulman, Rockefeller University Shulman's ... «The Rockefeller University Newswire, Jun 15»

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