postmeiotic

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adjective

Occurring after meiosis

“postmeiotic segregation”

OriginEnglish meiotic ← Latin post ← Old Latin poste →
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Meanings

adjectivepostmeiotic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOccurring after meiosis

    postmeiotic segregation

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
postmeiosis

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Englishmeiotic
  8. Englishpostmeiotic

From post- + meiotic.

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APA

postmeiotic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postmeiotic

MLA

“postmeiotic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postmeiotic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postmeiotic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postmeiotic.

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