Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A process by which chromosomes replicate without the division of the cell nucleus.

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  • noun The replication of chromosomes without the division of the cell nucleus

Etymologies

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endo- +‎ mitosis

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  • SHIP deficient MK precursors preserve endomitosis function Megakaryocytic precursors, unlike other cells, continue to synthesize DNA during differentiation.

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