endopolyploidy

noun en·do·poly·ploidy \ˌen-dō-ˈpä-li-ˌplȯi-dē\

Definition of ENDOPOLYPLOIDY

: a polyploid state in which the chromosomes have divided repeatedly without subsequent division of the nucleus or cell

— en·do·poly·ploid \-ˌplȯid\ adjective

1945

Medical Dictionary

noun en·do·poly·ploi·dy \ˌen-dō-ˈpäl-i-ˌplȯid-ē\

plural en·do·poly·ploi·dies

: a polyploid state in which the chromosomes have divided repeatedly without subsequent division of the nucleus or cell

—en·do·poly·ploid \-ˌplȯid\ adjective

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