Question

Condition of having a number of nuclei in a muscle fibre is

• A. Polykaryon
• B. Coenocytic
• C. Syncytial
• D. Endoduplication

Answer 1

The correct option is C Syncytial

• Syncytial or syncytium is a multinucleated cell that can result from multiple cell fusions of uninuclear cells (i.e., cells with a single nucleus), which can result from multiple nuclear divisions without accompanying cytokinesis.
• Syncytial is also referring to cells interconnected by the specialized membrane with gap junctions, as seen in the heart muscle cells and certain smooth muscle cells, which are synchronized electrically in an action potential. Hence, Condition of having a number of nuclei in a muscle fibre is syncytial.

So, the correct answer is 'syncytial'.