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Schematic diagram showing the process of meiosis. In this diagram there are only two chromosomes in the original diploid cell, whereas most organisms have more than two chromosomes.

(genetic biology)

Grammar: noun
Definition: the process of cell division which produces four gametes (sex cells), each containing half the number of chromosomes found in body cells
Example:
1. Meiosis produces gametes for sexual reproduction where the daughter cells have half the genetic information of the parental cell.

2. Gametes have half the chromosome number (n, haploid) of the parental cell (2n, diploid), because meiosis separates chromosome pairs.
Related Word: meiotic (adjective)