apomeiosis

noun

ap·​o·​mei·​o·​sis

¦apəˌmī¦ōsə̇s

plural apomeioses

-ōˌsēz

: imperfect or suppressed meiosis, a characteristic of the life cycle of many higher polyploids

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from apo- + meiosis

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