A physical cellular phenotype observed in the vegetative growth phase of the life cycle in which a cell contains two nuclei. [ https://www.pombase.org/gene/mah ]
Synonyms: binucleate during vegetative growth binucleate cells during vegetative growth
Term information
When using this term, also consider annotating to a cell cycle arrest term, such as 'abnormal cell cycle arrest in mitotic telophase' (FYPO:0000622); 'abnormal cell cycle arrest in mitotic anaphase' (FYPO:0000619) may be applicable if the assay detects DNA masses. Binucleate cells often arise as a result of cell cycle arrest.
Term relations
- multinucleate vegetative cell
- has part some (
binucleate and
exists_during some single-celled organism vegetative growth phase and
characteristic of some vegetative cell (sensu Fungi))