Definition of Heterokaryon
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Heterokaryon
1.
| Cell that contains two or more genetically different nuclei.
Found naturally in many fungi and produced experimentally by cell fusion techniques, for example hybridoma.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Heterokaryon
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