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Noun: reduction division
  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)
    - meiosis, miosis

Derived forms: reduction divisions

Type of: cell division, cellular division

Encyclopedia: Reduction division