Usually means: Cell with nuclei from different sources.
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  1. heterokaryon: Merriam-Webster
  2. heterokaryon: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. heterokaryon: Collins English Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (heterokaryon)

▸ noun:  (biology) A cell having two or more genetically different nuclei

Similar:
heterokaryosis, heterosynkaryon, homokaryon, dikaryosis, heterokaryotype, heterodiploid, dinokaryon, cytohet, homokaryosis, heteroploid, more...

Opposite:
isokaryon, homokaryon

Types:
diploid, triploid, tetraploid, pentaploid, hexaploid, octoploid, more...

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Similar:
heterokaryosis, heterosynkaryon, homokaryon, dikaryosis, heterokaryotype, heterodiploid, dinokaryon, cytohet, homokaryosis, heteroploid, more...

Opposite:
isokaryon, homokaryon

Types:
diploid, triploid, tetraploid, pentaploid, hexaploid, octoploid, more...



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