endomitosis

[ en-doh-mahy-toh-sis ]

noun

, Genetics.

1. replication of the chromosomes without nuclear division of the cell.

endomitosis

/ ˌɛndəʊmaɪˈtəʊsɪs /

noun

1. biology the division of chromosomes but not of the cell nucleus, resulting in a polyploid cell

Word History and Origins

Origin of endomitosis¹

First recorded in 1940–45; endo- + mitosis