endopolyploidy

[ ĕn′dō-pŏl′ē-ploi′dē ]

n.

A process by which chromosomes replicate without the division of the cell nucleus, resulting in a polyploid nucleus.endomitosis

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Other words from endopolyploidy

en′do•pol′y•ploid′ adj.

Words nearby endopolyploidy

endophthalmitis, endophyte, endoplasm, endoplasmic reticulum, endopodite, endopolyploidy, endoproct, endoprocta, endopterygote, endorectal pull-through procedure, endoreduplication
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