endomitosis
[ en-doh-mahy-toh-sis ]
/ ˌɛn doʊ maɪˈtoʊ sɪs /
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noun Genetics.
replication of the chromosomes without nuclear division of the cell.
Nearby words
endometrioid tumor, endometrioma, endometriosis, endometritis, endometrium, endomitosis, endomixis, endomorph, endomorphic, endomorphism, endomycetales
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British Dictionary definitions for endomitosis
endomitosis
/ (ˌɛndəʊmaɪˈtəʊsɪs) /
noun
biology the division of chromosomes but not of the cell nucleus, resulting in a polyploid cell
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Medicine definitions for endomitosis
endomitosis
[ ĕn′dō-mī-tō′sĭs ]
n.
endopolyploidy
Related forms
en′do•mi•tot′ic (-tŏt′ĭk) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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