əˌsɪz 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.
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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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Mosaicism
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