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 is the process of forming gametes (sperm and egg cells) which are haploid (meaning they have just one set of chromosomes â 23 in the human). Cells containing homologous pairs of chromosomes divide to produce the gametes with one chromosome from each homologous pair. So the number of chromosomes goes from diploid (2n) â> haploid (n).