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endomitosises

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en⋅do⋅mi⋅to⋅sis

[en-doh-mahy-toh-sis]
–noun Genetics.
replication of the chromosomes without nuclear division of the cell.

Origin:
1940–45; endo- + mitosis
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Main Entry: en·do·mi·to·sis
Pronunciation: -mI-'tO-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural en·do·mi·to·ses /-"sEz/
: division of chromosomes that is not followed by nuclear division and that results in an increased number ofchromosomes in the cell —en·do·mi·tot·ic /-mI-'tät-ik/ adjective
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endomitosis en·do·mi·to·sis (ěn'dō-mī-tō'sĭs)
n.
See endopolyploidy.


en'do·mi·tot'ic (-tŏt'ĭk) adj.

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