( meiosis ( ( ( ( ( Process ( of ( cell division ) ) ) ( by ( which ( ( egg ( and ( sperm cells ) ) ) ( are formed ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( ( involving ( a diminution ) ) ( in ( ( the amount ) ( of ( genetic material ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS meiosis)) (VP (NN Process) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN cell) (NN division))) (PP (IN by) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (NP (NN egg) (CC and) (NN sperm) (NNS cells)) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN formed)))))) (, ,) (S (VP (VBG involving) (NP (DT a) (NN diminution)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN amount)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ genetic) (NN material)))))))) (. .)))
meiosis Process of cell division by which egg and sperm cells are formed, involving a diminution in the amount of genetic material.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNS Gametogenesis)) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN production)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN sperm) (CC and) (NNS eggs)))) (, ,)) (VP (VBZ takes) (NP (NN place)) (PP (IN through) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN process)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS meiosis)))))) (. .)))
Gametogenesis, the production of sperm and eggs, takes place through the process of meiosis.