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Definitions for heterokaryosis
ˌhɛt ər əˌkær iˈoʊ sɪshet·eroka·ryosis
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heterokaryosis
A heterokaryon is a multinucleate cell that contains genetically different nuclei. Heterokaryotic and heterokaryosis are derived terms. This is a special type of syncytium. This can occur naturally, such as in the mycelium of fungi during sexual reproduction, or artificially as formed by the experimental fusion of two genetically different cells, as e.g., in hybridoma technology.
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Heterokaryosis
Heterokaryosis is a term used in biology meaning to have two or more genetically different nuclei within the same mycelium of a fungus or other life form. This is a special type of syncytium. A heterokaryon is a cell with more than one nucleus of differing genetic origin. The term was first used for ciliate protozoans such as Tetrahymena. This has two types of cell nuclei, a large, somatic macronucleus and a small, germline micronucleus. Both exist in a single cell at the same time and carry out different functions with distinct cytological and biochemical properties. Many fungi exhibit heterokaryosis. The haploid nuclei within a mycelium may differ from one another not merely by accumulating mutations, but by the non-sexual fusion of genetically distinct fungal hyphae. This can lead to individuals that have different nuclei in different parts of their mycelium. In this case, the notion of individual itself becomes vague since the rule of one genome = one individual does not apply any more. Heterokaryosis is most common in fungi, and lichen, but also occurs in slime molds. This happens because the nuclei in the 'plasmodium' form are the products of many pairwise fusions between amoeboid haploid individuals.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of heterokaryosis in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of heterokaryosis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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