But remember, if a high stress level continues for a long period of time, or if potential problems from stress continue to interfere with activities of daily living, it is important to reach out to a licensed mental health professional, such as a psychologist.
Noun. 1. meiosis - (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). miosis, reduction division.
meiosis: refers to germ cell divisions that give rise to four gametes that are haploid with unique genotypes (meiosis I produces haploid daughter cells and meiosis II generates unique gametes). mitosis: refers to the typical cell division that gives rise to two daughter cells, each have the same genotype as the parent cell.