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.

Year introduced: 1967(1964)

Date introduced: January 1, 1999

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Tree Number(s): G05.365.590.175.595

MeSH Unique ID: D009030

See Also:

• Mice, Transgenic
• Chimerism

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Phenomena and Processes Category
Genetic Phenomena
Genetic Variation
Mutation
Chromosome Aberrations
Mosaicism