| LC control no. | sh 85087417 |
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| Topical heading | Mosaicism |
| Variant(s) | Chromosomal mosaicism Chromosome mosaics Mosaics (Genetics) Mosaics, Chromosome |
| See also | Genetics |
| Found in | MeSH, Apr. 12, 2011 (Mosaicism. Scope note: 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; see also: Chimerism) PubMed health online, Apr. 12, 2011 (Mosaicism; Chromosomal mosaicism; Gonadal mosaicism. Mosaicism is a condition in which cells within the same person have a different genetic makeup. This condition can affect any type of cell, including: Blood cells, Egg and sperm cells (gametes), Skin cells) Wikipedia, Apr. 12, 2011 (Mosaic (genetics): In genetic medicine, a mosaic or mosaicism denotes the presence of two populations of cells with different genotypes in one individual who has developed from a single fertilized egg. Mosaicism may result from a mutation during development which is propagated to only a subset of the adult cells) |
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