1. in a manner relating to or involving meiosis, the process of cell division that produces gametes
Usage: biology; technical

Examples

• The chromosomes separate meiotically during gamete formation.
• These cells divide meiotically to produce reproductive cells.
• The organism reproduces meiotically, creating genetically diverse offspring.
• Scientists observed how the DNA behaved meiotically under the microscope.
• The plant’s pollen develops meiotically in the anthers.
• Genetic variation occurs when cells divide meiotically rather than mitotically.