- monokaryon
- mono·kary·on -'kar-ē-.än, -ən n a mononuclear spore or cell of a fungus that produces a dikaryon in its life cycle
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mono·kary·on (mon″o-karґe-on) [mono- + karyon] a growth stage in the mycelium of fungi, especially Basidiomycetes, in which each cell has one haploid nucleus. monokaryotic adj
Medical dictionary. 2011.