normal protein degradation normal protein degradation during meiosis 2025-04-17T14:09:41Z A cellular process phenotype in which the degradation of a protein is normal (i.e. indistinguishable from wild type) during meiosis. Protein degradation, also known as protein catabolism, is any metabolic process that results in the destruction of the native, active configuration of a protein, with or without the hydrolysis of peptide bonds. vw