heterokaryon
noun
het·ero·kary·on
| \ ˌhe-tə-rō-ˈker-ē-ˌän
, -ən, -ˈka-rē-\
, -ən, -ˈka-rē-\
Definition of heterokaryon
: a cell (as in the mycelium of a fungus) that contains two or more genetically unlike nuclei
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heterokaryon
noun
het·ero·kary·on
variants:
also heterocaryon \ ˌhet-ə-rō-ˈkar-ē-ˌän, -ən
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Medical Definition of heterokaryon
: a cell in the mycelium of a fungus that contains two or more genetically unlike nuclei — compare homokaryon