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heterokaryosis

[het-er-uh-kar-ee-oh-sis]

noun

Biology.

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

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Other Word Forms

  • heterokaryotic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of heterokaryosis1

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

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