cybrid

/ ˈsaɪbrɪd /

noun

1. 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

cybrid

/ sī′brĭd′ /

1. 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.
2. A cell line or organism developed from a cybrid cell.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cybrid¹

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