| id | GO:0033301 Detailed information
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| name | cell cycle comprising mitosis without cytokinesis
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| namespace | biological_process
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| def | "A mitotic cell cycle in which mitosis is completed but cytokinesis does not occur, resulting in a cell containing multiple nuclei each with a chromosomal complement of the original ploidy (usually 2N)." [GOC:expert_vm, GOC:mah]
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| comment | Note that this term should be used for naturally occurring instances of mitosis without cytokinesis, e.g. in the tapetum of flowers and in a number of lower eukaryotes; it should not be used for abnormal events such as may occur in cancers.
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| is_a | GO:0000278 ! mitotic cell cycle
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