endoreduplication

endoreduplication definition - medical

en·do·re·du·pli·ca·tion (ĕnˌdō-rĭ-do͞oˌplĭ-kāˈshən)

noun
A form of polyploidy or polysomy characterized by redoubling of chromosomes, giving rise to four-stranded chromosomes at prophase and metaphase.

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