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 a process by which we can halve the number of chromosomes. It takes place whenever the organism has to produce daughter cells that have half the number of chromosomes as the parent cells. In humans, meiosis occurs in spermatogonial and oogonial cells to produce sperms and eggs respectively. In higher plants which have a dominant diploid sphorophytic phase, the gametophytic phase is produced by meiosis. Meiosis occurs in almost all the higher living organisms.