heterokaryon

noun het·ero·kary·on \ˌhe-tə-rō-ˈker-ē-ˌän, -ən, -ˈka-rē-\

Definition of HETEROKARYON

: a cell (as in the mycelium of a fungus) that contains two or more genetically unlike nuclei

New Latin, from heter- + karyon, nucleus, from Greek, nut, kernel

First Known Use: 1941

Medical Dictionary

noun het·ero·kary·on

: a cell in the mycelium of a fungus that contains two or more genetically unlike nuclei—compare homokaryon

het·ero·kary·on also het·ero·cary·on \ˌhet-ə-rō-ˈkar-ē-ˌän, -ən\

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