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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Chromosome Aberrations > Chimerism
Genetic Phenomena > Genetic Variation > Mutation > Chromosome Aberrations > Chimerism

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Chimerism  

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Entry terms

  • Microchimerism

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2005

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D046528

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