the division of chromosomes but not of the cell nucleus, resulting in a polyploid cell
endomitosis in American English
(ˌendoumaiˈtousɪs)
noun
Genetics
replication of the chromosomes without nuclear division of the cell
Word origin
[1940–45; endo- + mitosis]This word is first recorded in the period 1940–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Rh factor, redline, silkscreen, snorkel, whiteoutendo- is a combining form meaning “within,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix endo- include: endocentric, endocytosis, endostyle, endothecium, endothelium
Examples of 'endomitosis' in a sentence
endomitosis
Polyploid cells with 128 and 132 chromosomes were also observed and this occurrence was probably the result of endomitosis.
Dixier M. Medina 1964, 'O Endosperma de café como material para estudos citológicos Chromosome countings incoffee endosperm', Bragantiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0006-87051964000100016. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)