hemixis
noun
he·mix·is
| \ hēˈmiksə̇s\
variants:
or less commonly hemimixis \ ˌ⸗⸗ at hemi- +ˈmiksə̇s \
plural -es
Definition of hemixis
: 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
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