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heterokaryon
[ het-er-uh-kar-ee-on, -uhn ]
noun
, Biology.
, plural het·er·o·kar·y·a [het-er-, uh, -, kar, -ee-, uh].
- a cell containing two or more nuclei of differing genetic constitutions.
heterokaryon
/ ˌhɛtərəʊˈkærɪɒn /
noun
- biology a fungal cell or mycelium containing two or more nuclei of different genetic constitution
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Word History and Origins
Origin of heterokaryon1
1940–45; hetero- ( def ) + Greek káryon “nut, kernel”; karyo-
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Word History and Origins
Origin of heterokaryon1
from hetero- + karyon , from Greek karuon kernel
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