Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A cell having two or more genetically different nuclei.
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- noun biology A
cell having two or moregenetically different nuclei
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[hetero– + kary(o)– + –on.]
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