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