See Also: dikaryon(medicine)
dikaryon(dictionary)

dikaryon (iou)



dikaryon noun. E20.
[from DI-2 + Greek karuon nut.]
Biology. A pair of unfused haploid nuclei of opposite mating type in a cell or spore which divide simultaneously when the cell divides; a dikaryotic cell, mycelium, etc.
dikary'otic adjective containing a dikaryon; composed of dikaryons: M20.