AmiGO 2: Term Details for "endomitotic cell cycle" (GO:0007113)

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Term Information

Accession: GO:0007113
Name: endomitotic cell cycle
Ontology: biological_process
Synonyms: endomitosis
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: A mitotic cell cycle in which chromosomes are replicated and sister chromatids separate, but spindle formation, nuclear membrane breakdown and nuclear division do not occur, resulting in an increased number of chromosomes in the cell. Source: GOC:expert_vm, GOC:curators, GOC:dos
Comment: Note that this term should not be confused with 'abortive mitotic cell cycle ; GO:0033277'. Although abortive mitosis is sometimes called endomitosis, GO:0033277 refers to a process in which a mitotic spindle forms and chromosome separation begins.
History: See term history for GO:0007113 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to endomitotic cell cycle (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to endomitotic cell cycle (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for endomitotic cell cycle (excluding "regulates").