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heterokaryosis
[ het-er-uh-kar-ee-oh-sis ]
/ ˌhɛt ər əˌkær iˈoʊ sɪs /
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noun Biology.
condition in which a binucleate or multinucleate cell contains genetically dissimilar nuclei.
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OTHER WORDS FROM heterokaryosis
het·er·o·kar·y·ot·ic [het-er-uh-kar-ee-ot-ik], /ˌhɛt ər əˌkær iˈɒt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby heterokaryosis
heterogony, heterograft, heterography, heterogynous, heterokaryon, heterokaryosis, heterokont, heterolecithal, heterologous, heterology, heterolysis
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