Cybrid Definition

sībrĭd
noun
A cell that has nuclear DNA from one source and cytoplasmic DNA from another, such as a nonhuman animal cell that has had its nucleus replaced by the nucleus of a human somatic cell.
American Heritage Medicine
A cell line or organism derived from a cybrid cell.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Cybrid

Noun

Singular:
cybrid
Plural:
cybrids

Origin of Cybrid

  • Blend of cytoplasmic hybrid

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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