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mo⋅sa⋅i⋅cism

  [moh-zey-uh-siz-uhm]
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–noun Biology.
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.
Origin:
1925–30; mosaic + -ism
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mo·sa·i·cism   (mō-zā'ĭ-sĭz'əm)   
n.  A condition in which tissues of genetically different types occur in the same organism.
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Main Entry: mo·sa·i·cism
Pronunciation: mO-'zA-&-"siz-&m
Function: noun
: the condition of possessing cells of two or moredifferent genetic constitutions
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mosaicism mo·sa·i·cism (mō-zā'ĭ-sĭz'əm)
n.
A condition in which tissues of genetically different types occur in the same organism.

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