cybrid

/ (ˈsaɪbrɪd) /

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noun

a hybrid cell, being a fusion of a whole cell with a cytoplasm, containing a nuclear genome from one source and a mitochondrial genome from another

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Word Origin for cybrid

c21: from cy(toplasmic) + (hy)brid

Words nearby cybrid

cyberstalking, cyberterrorism, cyberwar, cyberwarfare, cyborg, cybrid, cyc, cycad, cycadaceous, cycas, cycasin

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Scientific definitions for cybrid

cybrid

[ sī′brĭd′ ]

An artificially produced cell that has nuclear DNA from one source and cytoplasmic DNA from another, such as a nonhuman animal cell that has had its nucleus replaced by the nucleus of a human somatic cell.

A cell line or organism developed from a cybrid cell.