How many nuclei can a cell have?
1 Answer
Sep 5, 2016
Eukaryotic cells may have more than one nucleus per cell . Such cells are called multinucleate or polynuclear cells.
Explanation:
Multinucleate cells may be the result of cell fusion ( eg. Skeletal muscle cells , tapetal cells in plants ) , or due to nuclear division not being followed by cytokinesis ( eg. Plasmodia of plasmodium slime moulds, schizonts of Plasmodium parasite ) .
Osteoclasts are multinucleate cells aiding in maintenance and repair of bones.
Binucleate cells are most commonly found in cancer cells.
