Meanings
- uncountableThe replication of chromosomes without the division of the cell nucleus; generates a polyploid nucleus
Synonyms: endomitosis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe replication of chromosomes without the division of the cell nucleus; generates a polyploid nucleus
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥dóm
- Proto-Hellenic*éndon
- Ancient Greekἔνδον (éndon)
- Englishendo-
- Englishpolyploidy
- Englishendopolyploidy
From endo- + polyploidy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Russian эндополиплоидия
- эндополиплоидия (endopoliploidija)Translations
Cite this entry
endopolyploidy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endopolyploidy
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