dikaryon

dikaryon
di·kary·on also di·cary·on (')dī-'kar-ē-.än, -ən n
1) a pair of associated but unfused haploid nuclei of a fungus cell capable of participating in repeated cell division as separate entities prior to their ultimate fusion
2) a cell having or a mycelium made up of cells each having a dikaryon compare HOMOKARYON

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di·ka·ry·on (di-karґe-on) [di- + karyon] a growth stage in the mycelium of fungi, especially Basidiomycetes, in which each cell has two haploid nuclei.

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