endodyogeny

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noun

A form of asexual reproduction, favoured by parasites such as Toxoplasma gondii, in which two daughter cells are produced inside a mother cell, which is then consumed by the offspring prior to their separation.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounendodyogeny (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyA form of asexual reproduction, favoured by parasites such as Toxoplasma gondii, in which two daughter cells are produced inside a mother cell, which is then consumed by the offspring prior to their separation.
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