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cell division vs reduction division

reduction division vs cell division

cell division and reduction division both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cell division Yes No No No
reduction division Yes No No No
As nouns, reduction division is a hyponym of cell division; that is, reduction division is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cell division:
  • cell division: the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells
  • reduction division: (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
Other hyponyms of cell division include amitosis, cleavage, segmentation, meiosis, miosis, mitosis.
cell division (noun) reduction division (noun)
the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
Difference between cell division and reduction division

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