noun, plural het·er·o·kar·y·a [het-er-uh–kar-ee-uh] /ˌhɛt ər əˈkær i ə/. Biology.
- a cell containing two or more nuclei of differing genetic constitutions.
noun
- biology a fungal cell or mycelium containing two or more nuclei of different genetic constitution
n.
- A cell having two or more genetically different nuclei.