heterokaryosis: Meaning and Definition of

het•er•o•kar•y•o•sis

Pronunciation: (het"ur-u-kar"ē-ō'sis), [key]
— n. Biol.
  1. condition in which a binucleate or multinucleate cell contains genetically dissimilar nuclei.
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