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hap⋅lo⋅sis

  [hap-loh-sis]
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–noun Biology.
the production of haploid chromosome groups during meiosis.
Origin:
hapl- + -osis
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haplosis hap·lo·sis (hāp-lō'sĭs)
n.
Reduction of the diploid number of chromosomes by one half during meiosis, resulting in the haploid number.

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