het·er·o·kar·y·on (h t  r--k r  - n, -n)n. A cell having two or more genetically different nuclei. |
heterokaryon
a single binucleate cell formed by fusing one cell with another. Fusion is usually accomplished by using inactivated parainfluenza virus or polyethylene glycol, both of which alter the cell membranes in such a way as to induce fusion.
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