endopolyploidy

endopolyploidy definition - medical

en·do·pol·y·ploi·dy (ĕnˌdō-pŏlˈē-ploiˌdē)

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

Related Forms:

  • enˌdo·polˈy·ploidˌ adjective

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