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dikaryon

(dī-kărˈē-ŏnˌ, -ən)

noun

The state in certain fungi in which each compartment of a hypha contains two nuclei, each derived from a different parent.

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Origin: di-¹

Origin: + Greek karuon, nut, kernel; see karyo-

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