endopolygeny

en·do·po·lyg·e·ny

(en'dō-pō-lij'ĕ-nē), Asexual reproduction in which more than two offspring are formed within the parent organism and in which two or possibly more nuclear divisions occur before merozoite formation begins; a form of internal budding observed in Toxoplasma gondii. Compare: endodyogeny. [endo- + G. polys, many, + genesis, creation]