DIKARYON


Meaning of DIKARYON in English

noun

also di·caryon (ˈ)dī+

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary di- + karyon

1. : a pair of associated but unfused haploid nuclei brought together in a cell by the union of plus and minus hyphae (as in the rust fungi) and capable of carrying on conjugate division prior to their ultimate fusion

2. : a cell having or a mycelium made up of cells each having a dikaryon — compare homokaryon

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.