Heterokaryotic
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Heterokaryotic refers to cells
where two or more genetically different nuclei
share one common cytoplasm
. It is the antonym of homokaryotic
. This stage after Plasmogamy, the fusion of the cytoplasm,a and before Karyogamy, the fusion of the nuclei. It is neither 1n or 2n. It is in the sexual reproductive cycle.
Cell (biology)
The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all known living organisms. It is the smallest unit of life that is classified as a living thing, and is often called the building block of life. The Alberts text discusses how the "cellular building blocks" move to shape developing embryos....
where two or more genetically different nuclei
Cell nucleus
In cell biology, the nucleus is a membrane-enclosed organelle found in eukaryotic cells. It contains most of the cell's genetic material, organized as multiple long linear DNA molecules in complex with a large variety of proteins, such as histones, to form chromosomes. The genes within these...
share one common cytoplasm
Cytoplasm
The cytoplasm is a small gel-like substance residing between the cell membrane holding all the cell's internal sub-structures , except for the nucleus. All the contents of the cells of prokaryote organisms are contained within the cytoplasm...
. It is the antonym of homokaryotic
Homokaryotic
Homokaryotic refers to multinucleate cells where all nuclei are genetically identical. It is the antonym of heterokaryotic....
. This stage after Plasmogamy, the fusion of the cytoplasm,a and before Karyogamy, the fusion of the nuclei. It is neither 1n or 2n. It is in the sexual reproductive cycle.