haplosis
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hap·lo·sis
(hăp-lō′sĭs)n.
Reduction of the diploid number of chromosomes by one half during meiosis, resulting in the haploid number.
[Greek haploos, single; see haploid + -osis.]
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haplosis
(hæpˈləʊsɪs)n
(Biology) biology the production of a haploid number of chromosomes during meiosis
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