karyogamy

English

Etymology

From karyo- +‎ -gamy.

Noun

karyogamy (countable and uncountable, plural karyogamies)

1. (biology) The fusion of two nuclei within a cell, especially as the second stage of syngamy.

Coordinate terms

• somatogamy
• syngamy

Derived terms

• karyogamic

Translations

fusion of two nuclei within a cell

• Hungarian: kariogámia