a fungal cell or mycelium containing two or more nuclei of different genetic constitution
Word origin
from hetero- + karyon, from Greek karuon kernel
heterokaryon in American English
(ˌhetərəˈkæriˌɑn, -ən)
nounWord forms: plural-karya (-ˈkæriə)
Biology
a cell containing two or more nuclei of differing genetic constitutions
Word origin
[1940–45; het-ero- + Gk káryon nut, kernel; cf. karyo-]This word is first recorded in the period 1940–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: black box, blockbuster, redline, silkscreen, update
Examples of 'heterokaryon' in a sentence
heterokaryon
The frequency of heterokaryon formation was 5.1% to 6.8%.
Rodrigo Rocha Latado, Maria Teresa Vitral de Carvalho Derbyshire, Siu Mui Tsai, AugustoTulmann Neto 2002, 'Obtenção de híbridos somáticos de limão 'Cravo' e tangerina 'Cleópatra' Somatic hybridizationbetween 'Rangpur' lime and 'Cleópatra' mandarin', Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileirahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2002001200009. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Nitrate non-utilizing mutants (nit) from each isolate were paired to verify heterokaryon formation.
Cleverson Busso, Edilson Nobuyoshi Kaneshima, Francisco de Assis Franco, Carmen BotoQuerol, Marialba Avezum Alves de Castro-Prado 2007, 'Vegetative compatibility and molecular characterization of Fusarium graminearum isolatesfrom the State of Paraná, Brazil Compatibilidade vegetativa e caracterização molecularde isolados patogênicos de Fusarium graminearum do Estado do Paraná', Ciência Ruralhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782007000600050. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Both divisions of heterokaryons and the formation of heterokaryon-derived microcalliwere observed.
Ochatt S., Baudoin JP., Geerts P., Druart P. 2008, 'Protoplast fusion technology for somatic hybridisation in Phaseolus', Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnementhttp://www.pressesagro.be/base/text/v12n1/41.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The results reinforced and offered some confidence in heterokaryon stability under constant environmental conditions.
P. C. de Oliveira, M. H. Andersen 1975, 'Mutantes letais termossensíveis em Aspergillus nidulans Temperature sensitive lethalmutants in Aspergillus nidulans', Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761975000100004. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Hyphae of strains that have identical alleles atall vic loci can anastomose into a form of a visible heterokaryon.
Vesna Krnjaja, Jelena Lević, Slavica Stanković, Tanja Vasić 2013, 'The Use of Vegetative Compatibility Tests for Identification of Biodiversity of PhytopathogenicFungi', Pesticidi i Fitomedicinahttp://www.pesting.org.rs/download.php/documents/28-3/28-3%20157-165.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)