mosaicism

Noun

mosaicism

1. (genetics) the condition in which more than one genetically distinct population of cells coexist within one individual

9 letters in word "mosaicism": A C I I M M O S S.

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• Definitions:
• The condition of being a mosaic. See mosaic.
• the presence in an individual of two or more cell lines that are karyotypically or genotypically distinct and are derived from a single zygote
• The occurrence in an individual of two or more cell populations of different chromosomal constitutions, derived from a single zygote
• phenomenon in which genetically different tissues occur in the same organism.
• Presence of two or more cell lines derived from a single zygote; can be limited to somatic cells or to germ cells or can occur in both somatic and germ cells.
• where a genetic or chromosomal abnormality occurs in some body cells. The proportion of normal to abnormal cells will determine how serious the condition is.
• a chromosomal error that only occurs in some of the cells in the body.
• and trisomy 21
• The condition when an individual shows two or more genetically different cell lines (generally with different karyotypes) that are derived from one zygote. See also chimerism and mixoploidy.
• Rather than uniform genetic make up throughout the body, the person with mosaicism has some variation between cells. "Normally all body cells would have the same number of chromosomes (46). ...
• the condition in which an organism has two or more cell populations that differ in genetic makeup

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