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
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.