meiosis
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While JQ1 is not suitable as a treatment due to neurological side effects, it is known to interfere with a stage of meiosis called prophase 1.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
During this time, sperm production stopped completely, and key features of meiosis, including chromosome behavior during prophase 1, were disrupted.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
Furthermore, unlike other typical Heat Shock Factors, which primarily regulate gene expression in response to stress, such as heat shock, HSF5 plays a specific role in male germ production during meiosis under non-stress conditions.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2024
Unlike somatic cell division, which duplicates and divides the genome identically, meiosis creates genetically diverse reproductive cells through a mechanism known as crossover.
From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2024
Here’s where my story splits, divides, undergoes meiosis.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Vocabulary lists containing meiosis
Cell Biology - Middle School
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Genetics - Inheritance and Variation of Traits
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Life Science: Cell Biology
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