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endopolyploidy

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Main Entry: en·do·poly·ploi·dy
Pronunciation: "en-dO-'päl-i-"ploid-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -dies
: a polyploid state in which the chromosomes have divided repeatedly without subsequent division of the nucleus or cell —en·do·poly·ploid /-"ploid/ adjective
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endopolyploidy en·do·pol·y·ploi·dy (ěn'dō-pŏl'ē-ploi'dē)
n.
A process by which chromosomes replicate without the division of the cell nucleus, resulting in a polyploid nucleus. Also called endomitosis.


en'do·pol'y·ploid' adj.

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