Meiosis

:For the article on the figure of speech, see meiosis (figure of speech).

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In biology, meiosis is the process that transforms one diploid cell into four haploid cells in eukaryotes.

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Meiosis forms the basis of sexual reproduction and can only occur in eukaryotes. In meiosis, the diploid cell's genome, which is composed of ordered structures of coiled DNA called chromosomes, is replicated once and split twice, producing four sets of haploid cells each containing half of the original cell's chromosomes. These resultant haploid cells will fertilize with other haploid cells of the opposite gender to form a diploid cell again. The cyclical process of splitting by meiosis and genetic recombination through fertilization is called the life cycle.

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Figure of speech: A figure of speech, sometimes termed a rhetorical figure or device, or elocution, is a word or phrase that departs from straightforward, literal language. Figures of speech are often used and crafted for emphasis, freshness of expression, or clarity. However, clarity may also suffer from their use....

Meiosis (figure of speech): Meiosis is a figure of speech which intentionally understates something or implies that it is less in significance, size, than it really is. It is a form of litotes, but where litotes is often uses understatement to amplify the importance of something, meiosis aims to make its subject appear smalle...

Diploid: redirect Ploidy#Diploid...