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heterokaryosis

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[het-er-uh-kar-ee-oh-sis] / ˌhɛt ər əˌkær iˈoʊ sɪs /

noun

Biology.

  1. condition in which a binucleate or multinucleate cell contains genetically dissimilar nuclei.

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Etymology

Origin of heterokaryosis

First recorded in 1915–20; hetero- + karyo- + -sis

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