cell fusion

cell fu·sion

the merging of the contents of two cells by artificial means without the destruction of either, resulting in a heterokaryon that, for at least a few generations, will reproduce its kind; an important method in assignment of loci to chromosomes.
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cell fu·sion

(sel fyū'zhŭn)
The merging of the contents of two cells by artificial means without the destruction of either, resulting in a heterokaryon that, for at least a few generations, will reproduce its kind; an important method in assignment of loci to chromosomes.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

cell fusion

the fusion of two cells in TISSUE CULTURE.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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