endomitosis

American

[en-doh-mahy-toh-sis] / ˌɛn doʊ maɪˈtoʊ sɪs /

noun

Genetics.

replication of the chromosomes without nuclear division of the cell.

endomitosis British

/ ˌɛndəʊmaɪˈtəʊsɪs /

noun

biology the division of chromosomes but not of the cell nucleus, resulting in a polyploid cell

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Etymology

Origin of endomitosis

First recorded in 1940–45; endo- + mitosis

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