endomitosis
[ en-doh-mahy-toh-sis ]
nounGenetics.
replication of the chromosomes without nuclear division of the cell.
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Meiosis in Barbulanympha following fertilization, autogamy, and endomitosis.
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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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