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achiasmatic
adjective
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undergoing meiosis but without achieving chiasma
meiosis
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noun
(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)
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noun
(= litotes)
understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
saying 'I was not a little upset' when you mean 'I was very upset' is an example of litotes