Endomitosis
[en-doh-mahy-toh-sis] /ˌɛn doʊ maɪˈtoʊ sɪs/
noun, Genetics.
1.
replication of the chromosomes without nuclear division of the cell.
/ˌɛndəʊmaɪˈtəʊsɪs/
noun
1.
(biology) the division of chromosomes but not of the cell nucleus, resulting in a polyploid cell
endomitosis en·do·mi·to·sis (ěn’dō-mī-tō’sĭs)
n.
See endopolyploidy.
en’do·mi·tot’ic (-tŏt’ĭk) adj.
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