還かん元げん分ぶん裂れつ

noun

meiosis

Rare biological term for the cell division process that reduces chromosome number by half; synonymous with the more common 減数分裂.

See also: 減数分裂

• 還かん元げん分ぶん裂れつは配はい偶ぐう子し形けい成せいの際さいに起おこる。

  Meiosis occurs during gamete formation.