en·do·pol·y·ploi·dy

(en'dō-pol'ē-ploy'dē),

The process or state of duplication of the DNA content of the nuclei without accompanying spindle formation or cytokinesis, resulting in a polyploid nucleus.

Synonym(s): endomitosis

[endo- + polyploidy]

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en·do·pol·y·ploi·dy

(en'dō-pol'ē-ploy-dē)

The process or state of duplication of the chromosomes without accompanying spindle formation or cytokinesis, resulting in a polyploid nucleus.
Synonym(s): endomitosis.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

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References in periodicals archive

Developmentally regulated systemic endopolyploidy in succulents with small genomes.

Ploidy Determination of Alfalfa Germplasm Accessions Using Flow Cytometry

Obvious differences occur in nuclear size in those species in which endopolyploidy occurs (Cutter & Feldman 1970b; Dosier & Riopel, 1978), and significant increases in nucleolar size in trichoblasts have also been noted (Lowary & Avers, 1965; Rothwell, 1964; Lewis & Rothwell, 1964).

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Miniature genomes and endopolyploidy in cladoceran crustaceans.

Evolutionary interactions between sexual and all-female taxa of Cyprinotus (Ostracoda: Cyprididae)

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