heterokaryon

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What does heterokaryon mean?

A cell having two or more genetically different nuclei

Where does heterokaryon come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English karyon English heterokaryon From hetero- + karyon.

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