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mosaicism

[ moh-zey-uh-siz-uhm ]

noun

, Biology.
  1. a condition in which an organism or part is composed of two or more genetically distinct tissues owing to experimental manipulation or to faulty distribution of genetic material during mitosis.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mosaicism1

First recorded in 1925–30; mosaic + -ism

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