HETEROKARYON


Meaning of HETEROKARYON in English

/het'euhr euh kar"ee on', -euhn/ , n. , pl. heterokarya /-kar"ee euh/ . Biol.

a cell containing two or more nuclei of differing genetic constitutions.

[ 1940-45; HET-ERO- + Gk káryon nut, kernel; cf. KARYO- ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .