Karyogamy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The coming together and fusing of cell nuclei, as in fertilization.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The fusion of two nuclei within a cell, especially as the second stage of syngamy.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In embryology, the union of two nuclei, as during the fertilization of the egg by the spermatozoön.
    • Word Usage
    "Rose MD, Misra LM, Vogel JP (1989) KAR2, a karyogamy gene, is the yeast homolog of the mammalian BiP/GRP78 gene."
    Cross Reference
    syngamy    somatogamy   
     
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