heterokaryon

[ het-er-uh-kar-ee-on, -uhn ]

noun,plural het·er·o·kar·y·a [het-er-uh-kar-ee-uh]. /ˌhɛt ər əˈkær i ə/. Biology.
  1. a cell containing two or more nuclei of differing genetic constitutions.

Origin of heterokaryon

1
1940–45; hetero- + Greek káryon “nut, kernel”; cf. karyo-

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British Dictionary definitions for heterokaryon

heterokaryon

/ (ˌhɛtərəʊˈkærɪɒn) /


noun
  1. biology a fungal cell or mycelium containing two or more nuclei of different genetic constitution

Origin of heterokaryon

1
from hetero- + karyon, from Greek karuon kernel

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