
(from the article `fern`) ...pairs) at meiosis, and reduction division results in irregular, deformed, and inviable spores. In the sporangia of most apogamous ferns, however, ...
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<cell biology> Chromosome replication without mitosis, leading to polyploidy. Many rounds of endomitosis give rise to the giant polytene chromosomes of Dipteran salivary glands, though in this case the daughter chromosomes remain synapsed. ... (07 Apr 1998) ...
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(en″do-mi-to´sis) mitosis taking place without dissolution of the nuclear membrane, and not followed by cytoplasmic division, resulting in doubling of the number of chromosomes within the nucleus. adj., endomitot´ic., adj.
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Chromosome replication without mitosis, leading to polyploidy. Many rounds of endomitosis give rise to the giant polytene chromosomes of Dipteran salivary glands, though in this case the daughter chromosomes remain synapsed.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: en′dō-mī-tō′sis Synonyms: endopolyploidy
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replication of the chromosomes without nuclear division of the cell.
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