Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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genetic science | Yes | No | No | No |
miosis | Yes | No | No | No |
genetic science (noun) | miosis (noun) |
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the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms | reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller |
(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) |