i think you mean heterocaryotic and eucaryotic?
the words refer to different kind of cells, either in single cell and multicell organisms
eucaryotic means a cell that has a core, as opposed to procaryotic cells, which have none.
inside the core is where the cells DNA is stored.
now heterocaryotic cells have two or even more cores with different DNA in it.
this happens with some species of fungi, and they are most likely different organisms which have taken symbiosis to the point of sharing one cell.
2006-10-21 02:48:48
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answered by wolschou 6
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A eukaryote is an organism with a complex cell or cells, in which the genetic material is organized into a membrane-bound nucleus or nuclei. Eukaryotes (also spelled "eucaryotes") comprise animals, plants, and fungi—which are mostly multicellular—as well as various other groups that are collectively classified as protists (many of which are unicellular). In contrast, prokaryotes are organisms, such as bacteria, that lack nuclei and other complex cell structures. Eukaryotes share a common origin, and are often treated formally as a superkingdom, empire, or domain. The name comes from the Greek ευ, meaning good/true, and κάρυον, meaning nut, in reference to the cell nucleus.
The heterokaryotic and vegetative diploid phases of Magnaporthe grisea, a fungal pathogen of grasses, have been characterized. Prototrophic heterokaryons form when complementary auxotrophs are paired on minimal medium. Hyphal tip cells and conidia (vegetative spores) taken from these heterokaryons are auxotrophs with phenotypes identical to one or the other of the parents. M. grisea heterokaryons thus resemble those of other fungi that have completely septate hyphae with a single nucleus per cell. Heterokaryons have been utilized for complementation and dominance testing of mutations that affect nutritional characteristics of the fungus. Heterokaryons growing on minimal medium spontaneously give rise to fast-growing sectors that have the genetic properties expected of unstable heterozygous diploids. In fast-growing sectors, most hyphal tip cells are unstable prototrophs. The conidia collected from fast-growing sectors include stable and unstable prototrophs, as well as auxotrophs that exhibit a wide range of phenotypes, including many recombinant classes. Genetic linkage in meiosis has been detected between two auxotrophic mutations that recombine in vegetatively growing unstable diploids. The appearance of recombinants suggests that homologous recombination occurs during vegetative growth of M. grisea. No interstrain barriers to heterokaryosis and diploid formation have been detected. The mating type of the strains that are paired does not influence the formation of heterokaryons or diploids.
2006-10-21 02:46:14
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answered by Anonymous
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