Multinucleate - Mechanisms and Types

Mechanisms and Types

Multinucleate cells, depending on the mechanism they are formed, can be divided into:

  • Syncytia (formed by cell fusion) and
  • Coenocytes or plasmodia (formed by nuclear division not being followed by cytokinesis).

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