amphikaryon

noun

am·​phi·​kar·​y·​on

ˌamfəˈkarēˌän,

-ēən

plural -s

: a cell nucleus containing two haploid groups of chromosomes

—opposed to hemikaryon compare diplokaryon

amphikaryotic

¦⸗⸗ˌ⸗⸗¦ätik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary amphi- + karyon; originally formed in German

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

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