Term Name: meiotic cell cycle
Synonyms: meiosis
Definition: Progression through the phases of the meiotic cell cycle, in which canonically a cell replicates to produce four offspring with half the chromosomal content of the progenitor cell via two nuclear divisions.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0051321]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: sexual reproduction
has parts: chromosome organization involved in meiotic cell cycle establishment of meiotic spindle localization establishment of meiotic spindle orientation female meiosis I female meiosis II female meiotic nuclear division male meiosis I male meiosis II male meiotic nuclear division meiotic cell cycle checkpoint signaling meiotic cell cycle phase transition meiotic cell cycle process meiotic chromosome condensation meiotic chromosome movement towards spindle pole meiotic chromosome separation meiotic cytokinesis meiotic DNA double-strand break processing meiotic DNA integrity checkpoint signaling meiotic DNA replication initiation meiotic metaphase chromosome alignment meiotic nuclear division meiotic nuclear membrane disassembly meiotic nuclear membrane reassembly meiotic spindle assembly checkpoint signaling meiotic spindle checkpoint signaling meiotic spindle disassembly meiotic spindle elongation meiotic spindle organization meiotic strand invasion meiotic telomere maintenance via semi-conservative replication metaphase/anaphase transition of meiotic cell cycle premeiotic DNA replication sexual sporulation sexual sporulation resulting in formation of a cellular spore sexual sporulation resulting in formation of a multicellular or syncytial spore
is a type of: cell cycle reproductive process
has subtype: plant-type sporogenesis
has_part: meiotic nuclear division
inverse happens_during: meiotic cell cycle phase meiotic interphase meiotic M phase
inverse has_not_completed: primary oocyte
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of meiotic cell cycle
positively regulated by: positive regulation of meiotic cell cycle
regulated by: regulation of meiotic cell cycle