Usually means: Presence of different nuclei types.
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General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. heterokaryosis: Merriam-Webster
  2. heterokaryosis: Collins English Dictionary
  3. heterokaryosis: Wiktionary
  4. heterokaryosis: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. heterokaryosis: Dictionary.com
  6. Heterokaryosis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. heterokaryosis: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. heterokaryosis: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Microbial Genetics Glossary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (heterokaryosis)

▸ noun:  (biology) The condition of being a heterokaryon.

Similar:
heterokaryon, homokaryosis, dikaryosis, heterogeny, heterokaryotype, heteroploidy, heterosynkaryon, heteronomy, heteromorphy, heteroclonality, more...

Opposite:
homokaryosis, isokaryosis

Types:
binucleate, multinucleate, dikaryotic, heterokaryotic, homokaryotic, more...

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Similar:
heterokaryon, homokaryosis, dikaryosis, heterogeny, heterokaryotype, heteroploidy, heterosynkaryon, heteronomy, heteromorphy, heteroclonality, more...

Opposite:
homokaryosis, isokaryosis

Types:
binucleate, multinucleate, dikaryotic, heterokaryotic, homokaryotic, more...



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