hemixis

noun

he·​mix·​is

hēˈmiksə̇s

variants or less commonly hemimixis

ˌ⸗⸗ at hemi- +ˈmiksə̇s

plural -es

: a reorganization process in various ciliated protozoans in which the macronucleus breaks up and a new macronucleus is reconstituted from the fragments without accompanying micronuclear changes compare endomixis

Word History

Etymology

hemixis, New Latin, contraction of hemimixis; hemimixis, New Latin, from hemi- entry 1 + -mixis

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