Protoplasts of potato and tomato are fused to give a heterokaryon, which regenerates its cell wall and divides (New Scientist).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
het|er|o|kar|y|ot|ic — «HEHT uhr oh KAR ee OT ihk», adjective. of or having to do with heterokaryons … Useful english dictionary
het|er|o|kar|y|o|sis — «HEHT uhr oh KAR ee OH suhs», noun. the condition of having or forming heterokaryons … Useful english dictionary
heterokaryosis — het·ero·kary·o·sis also het·ero·cary·o·sis .kar ē ō səs n the condition of having cells that are heterokaryons * * * het·ero·kary·o·sis (het″ər o kar″e oґsis) [heterokaryon + osis] 1. the formation of heterokaryons. 2. the state… … Medical dictionary
heterokaryon — /het euhr euh kar ee on , euhn/, n., pl. heterokarya / kar ee euh/. Biol. a cell containing two or more nuclei of differing genetic constitutions. [1940 45; HET ERO + Gk káryon nut, kernel; cf. KARYO ] * * * … Universalium
heterokaryosis — het•er•o•kar•y•o•sis [[t]ˌhɛt ər əˌkær iˈoʊ sɪs[/t]] n. cbl a condition in which a binucleate or multinucleate cell contains genetically dissimilar nuclei • Etymology: 1915–20 het er•o•kar y•ot′ic ˈɒt ɪk adj … From formal English to slang
heterokaryon — het•er•o•kar•y•on [[t]ˌhɛt ər əˈkær iˌɒn, ən[/t]] n. pl. kar•y•a [[t] ˈkær i ə[/t]] cbl a cell containing two or more nuclei of differing genetic constitutions • Etymology: 1940–45; hetero + Gk káryon nut, kernel; cf. karyo … From formal English to slang
Heterokaryon — A cell with two separate nuclei formed by the experimental fusion of two genetically different cells. (Heterokaryons, for example, composed of nuclei from Hurler syndrome and Hunter syndrome, both diseases of mucopolysaccharide metabolism, have… … Medical dictionary
Pferd — (s. ⇨ Ross). 1. A blind Ferd trefft gleich (gerade) in Grüb herein. (Jüd. deutsch. Warschau.) 2. Alte Pferde achten der Peitsche nicht. Lat.: Psittacus senex ferulam negligit. (Gaal, 926.) 3. Alte Pferde gehen nicht durch. Holl.: Het hollen is… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
heterokaryosis — heterokaryotic /het euhr euh kar ee ot ik/, adj. /het euhr euh kar ee oh sis/, n. Biol. condition in which a binucleate or multinucleate cell contains genetically dissimilar nuclei. [1915 20; HETERO + KARYO + SIS] * * * … Universalium
heterocarpy — het·er·o·car·py (hĕtʹə rō kär pē) n. Production of more than one kind of fruit. het er·o·carʹpous ( kärʹpəs) adj. * * * … Universalium
