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A chimera is an organism whose cells are derived from two or more zygotes as opposed to a mosaic whose different cell lines are derived from a single zygote
In the current embryological (which is also the classical) sense, a 'chimaera' is an organism whose cells derive from two or more distinct zygote lineages, and this is the sense which the term 'genetical chimaera' is here intended to convey. 'Genetical mosaic' is less suitable, because a mosaic is formed of the cells of a single zygote lineage.
Mosaicism originates by intrinsic genetic variations caused, among other processes, by somatic mutations, while chimerism originates from allogenic fusion or grafting. As such, chimerism is much rarer and involves a much larger genetic change than mosaicism.
In the current embryological (which is also the classical) sense, a 'chimaera' is an organism whose cells derive from two or more distinct zygote lineages, and this is the sense which the term 'genetical chimaera' is here intended to convey. 'Genetical mosaic' is less suitable, because a mosaic is formed of the cells of a single zygote lineage.
A chimera is an organism whose cells are derived from two or more zygotes as opposed to a mosaic whose different cell lines are derived from a single zygote
Mosaicism originates by intrinsic genetic variations caused, among other processes, by somatic mutations, while chimerism originates from allogenic fusion or grafting. As such, chimerism is much rarer and involves a much larger genetic change than mosaicism.
Mosaicism originates by intrinsic genetic variations caused, among other processes, by somatic mutations, while chimerism originates from allogenic fusion or grafting. As such, chimerism is much rarer and involves a much larger genetic change than mosaicism.
Another form of chimera is the mosaic, which is a composite individual derived from a single fertilized egg.
A chimera is an organism whose cells are derived from two or more zygotes as opposed to a mosaic whose different cell lines are derived from a single zygote
In the current embryological (which is also the classical) sense, a 'chimaera' is an organism whose cells derive from two or more distinct zygote lineages, and this is the sense which the term 'genetical chimaera' is here intended to convey. 'Genetical mosaic' is less suitable, because a mosaic is formed of the cells of a single zygote lineage.
Mosaicism originates by intrinsic genetic variations caused, among other processes, by somatic mutations, while chimerism originates from allogenic fusion or grafting. As such, chimerism is much rarer and involves a much larger genetic change than mosaicism.
