Chimerism

The occurrence in an individual of two or more cell populations of different chromosomal constitutions, derived from different individuals. This contrasts with MOSAICISM in which the different cell populations are derived from a single individual.

Year introduced: 2005

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Tree Number(s): G05.365.590.175.125

MeSH Unique ID: D046528

Entry Terms:

• Microchimerism

Previous Indexing:

• Chimera (1966-2004)
• Transplantation Chimera (1966-2004)

See Also:

• Chimera
• Mosaicism

All MeSH Categories
Phenomena and Processes Category
Genetic Phenomena
Genetic Variation
Mutation
Chromosome Aberrations
Chimerism