- mosaicism
- noun Date: 1926 the condition of possessing cells of two or more different genetic constitutions
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mosaicism — mosaicism. См. мозаицизм. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
mosaicism — [mō zā′i siz΄əm] n. [ MOSAIC, n. 5 + ISM] the condition existing when tissues of different genetic makeup occur in the same organism … English World dictionary
mosaicism — /moh zay euh siz euhm/, n. Biol. 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. [1925 30; MOSAIC +… … Universalium
mosaicism — noun the condition in which more than one genetically distinct population of cells coexist within one individual See Also: mosaic … Wiktionary
mosaicism — Condition of being mosaic (2). cellular m. a chimerism in which a tissue contains cells from different zygotes; e.g., in humans, involving erythrocytes. chromosome m. mosaic (2). gene m. mosaic (2). germinal m … Medical dictionary
mosaicism — n. condition in which an organism contains two distinctly different genetic tissues (Biology) … English contemporary dictionary
mosaicism — [məʊ zeɪɪsɪz(ə)m] noun Biology the property or state of being composed of cells of two genetically different types … English new terms dictionary
mosaicism — mo·sa·i·cism … English syllables
mosaicism — n. a condition in which the cells of an individual do not all contain identical chromosomes; there may be two or more genetically different populations of cells. Often one of the cell populations is normal and the other carries a chromosome… … The new mediacal dictionary
mosaicism — mo•sa•i•cism [[t]moʊˈzeɪ əˌsɪz əm[/t]] n. dvl a condition in which an organism or part is composed of two or more genetically distinct tissues … From formal English to slang
