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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.Medical dictionary. 2011.
chimerism — [kī′mər iz΄əm] n. the occurrence of genetically distinct cell types in a single organism * * * chi·mer·ism (kī mîrʹĭz əm, kīʹmə rĭz ) n. The condition of being a genetic chimera. * * * … Universalium
chimerism — [kī′mər iz΄əm] n. the occurrence of genetically distinct cell types in a single organism … English World dictionary
chimerism — noun Date: 1961 the state of being a genetic chimera … New Collegiate Dictionary
chimerism — noun The property of being a genetic chimera … Wiktionary
chimerism — n. delusion, illusion, fantasy … English contemporary dictionary
chimerism — chi·me·rism … English syllables
chimerism — kīˈmi(ə)rˌizəm, kə̇ ; ˈkīməˌriz noun ( s) : the state of being a genetic chimera … Useful english dictionary
Tandem chimerism — is the phenomenon where two consecutive genes are transcribed into a single RNA molecule [Parra et al., Tandem chimerism as a means to increase protein complexity in the human genome, Genome Research, 2006 PubMed|16344564] . The translation… … Wikipedia
Chimera (genetics) — A chimeric mouse with its offspring A chimera or chimaera is a single organism (usually an animal) that is composed of two or more different populations of genetically distinct cells that originated from different zygotes involved in sexual… … Wikipedia
Mixed-field agglutination — In transfusion medicine, mixed field agglutination refers to mixed reactions during cell typing where two distinct cell populations are present: agglutinated cells admixed with many unagglutinated cells. The presence of two or more cell… … Wikipedia
