Phenomena and Processes

Mosaicism

The occurrence in an individual of two or more cell populations of different chromosomal constitutions, derived from a single ZYGOTE, as opposed to CHIMERISM in which the different cell populations are derived from more than one zygote.

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The occurrence in an individual of two or more cell populations of different chromosomal constitutions, derived from a single ZYGOTE, as opposed to CHIMERISM in which the different cell populations are derived from more than one zygote.

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Indexed with the subheadings chemically induced, classification, drug effects, embryology, radiation effects, statistics & numerical data, veterinary.

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Mosaicism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009030. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009030
  2. Mosaicism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaic_(genetics)
  3. Mosaicism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q755077