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endomitosis

[ en-doh-mahy-toh-sis ]

noun

, Genetics.
  1. replication of the chromosomes without nuclear division of the cell.


endomitosis

/ ˌɛndəʊmaɪˈtəʊsɪs /

noun

  1. biology the division of chromosomes but not of the cell nucleus, resulting in a polyploid cell
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Word History and Origins

Origin of endomitosis1

First recorded in 1940–45; endo- + mitosis

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