endomitosis

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

noun Genetics.

replication of the chromosomes without nuclear division of the cell.

Origin of endomitosis

First recorded in 1940–45; endo- + mitosis

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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

Medical definitions for endomitosis

endomitosis
[ ĕn′dō-mī-tōsĭs ]

n.

endopolyploidy

Other words from endomitosis

en′do•mi•totic (-tŏtĭk) adj.