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multinuclear

/ -ˌeɪt, ˌmʌltɪˈnjuːklɪɪt, ˌmʌltɪˈnjuːklɪə /

adjective

  1. (of a cell, microorganism, etc) having two or more nuclei

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In the zygote resulting from pairing two nuclei soon fuse into one; but this again divides into two; an embryonic shell is secreted, and this is the microspheric type, which is multinuclear from the first.

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The multinuclear body generally assumes a definite shape, often that of a sausage.

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How the creature does this is unknown, but Mark Fricker of Oxford University, who is one of Dr Tero’s colleagues, speculates that the forces generated by protoplasm pulsating back-and-forth through the multinuclear cell are interpreted and used to determine which routes to reinforce, and which connections to trim.

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The cells are single but multinuclear.

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It was formerly taught that the plasmodium is unicellular, but more recent investigation has shown that the plasmodial protoplasm is not only multinuclear but karyokinetic; its cells divide and redivide, as do the reproductive cells of plants and animals generally.

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