monokaryotic

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adjective

Having a single nucleus

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Meanings

adjectivemonokaryotic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving a single nucleus

    Total RNA was isolated from a monokaryotic cultures of Phanerochaete chrysosporium,Trametes versicolor, and Gloeophyllum trabeum.

    2015 July 16, “Widespread Polycistronic Transcripts in Fungi Revealed by Single-Molecule mRNA Sequencing”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
unikaryotic

Origin

From mono- + -karyotic.

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Cite this entry
APA

monokaryotic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monokaryotic

MLA

“monokaryotic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monokaryotic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monokaryotic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monokaryotic.

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