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heterosynkaryon

heterosynkaryon noun: a cell nucleus formed by the fusion of two different nuclei (such as in an egg and a sperm cell).

Noun

heterosynkaryon (plural heterosynkaryons)

  1. A cell nucleus formed by the fusion of two different nuclei (such as in an egg and a sperm cell)

Forms of heterosynkaryon

pluralheterosynkaryons

Origin of heterosynkaryon

From hetero- + synkaryon.

Questions about heterosynkaryon

What does heterosynkaryon mean?
Heterosynkaryon means a cell nucleus formed by the fusion of two different nuclei (such as in an egg and a sperm cell).
What part of speech is heterosynkaryon?
Heterosynkaryon is a noun.
What is the plural of heterosynkaryon?
The plural of heterosynkaryon is heterosynkaryons.

Words near heterosynkaryon in the dictionary

  1. heterosupremacy
  2. heterosyllabic
  3. heterosyllabically
  4. heterosynaptic
  5. heterosynaptically
  6. heterosynkaryon
  7. heterosynkaryons
  8. heterosynthesis
  9. heterosynthetic
  10. heterosystem
  11. heterosystems

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