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myoblast fusion (GO:0007520)
A process in which non-proliferating myoblasts fuse to existing fibers or to myotubes to form new fibers. A myoblast is a mononucleate cell type that, by fusion with other myoblasts gives rise to the myotubes that eventually develop into skeletal muscle fibers.
Specific
myoblast fusion involved in skeletal muscle regeneration (GO:0014905)
General
syncytium formation by plasma membrane fusion (GO:0000768)
References
gene ontology: GO:0007520