chimerism

chimerism
The state of being a chimera.

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chi·me·rism kī-'mi(ə)r-.iz-əm, kə-; 'kī-mə-.riz- n the state of being a genetic chimera

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chi·mer·ism (ki-mērґiz-əm) the quality of being a chimera; in genetics, the presence in an individual of cells of different origin, as of blood cells derived from a dizygotic co-twin. Cf. mosaicism.

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