homokaryosis

noun

homo·​kary·​osis

variants or homocaryosis

ˌ⸗⸗ˌkarēˈōsə̇s

plural -es

: the condition of having homokaryons

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from homokaryon, homocaryon, + -osis

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