Kakogenic. — Dysgenic; tending to impair the hereditary 



qualities of the race, or strain. 

 Kapeller-Adler Test. — A pregnancy test based on estimation 



of histidine in the urine. 

 Karenchyma. — The nuclear sap. 

 Karyaster. — A group of chromosomes radially arranged and 



star-like in appearance, 

 Karyenchyma. — Nuclear sap; the more fluid contents of the 



nucleus. 

 Karyochylema. — The nuclear sap. 

 Karyogamy. — Fusion of two nuclei. 

 Karyokinesis. — Mitosis; the process of nuclear division in 



which daughter nuclei are formed each having a chromosome 



complement similar to that of the original nucleus. See under 



Mitosis. 

 Karyological Races. — Races of a species all having the same 



chromosome number which differs from that typical of the 



species. 

 Karyology. — The science of the structure and function of 



nuclei. 

 Karyolymph. — The nuclear sap; karyenchyma. 

 Karyolysis. — The apparent dissolution of the nucleus during 



mitosis. 

 Karyomere. — A small vesicle in the nucleus (after nuclear 



division) which usually encloses a single chromosome. 

 Karyomerite. — Karyomere, q.v. 



Karyomicrosome. — A microsome located in the nucleus. 

 Karyomites. — Chromosomes; chromophilic bodies, typically 



constant in number in any particular species, into which the 



nucleus resolves itself during cell division. 

 Karyomitome. — The nuclear reticulum. 

 Karyomitosis. — Nuclear division by mitosis. 

 Karyon. — A nucleus; the most constant constituent of animal 



and plant cells which reproduces by mitosis and contains the 



chromosomes. 



