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chimerism
noun [ U ]
uk /kaɪˈmɪə.rɪ.zəm/ us /kaɪˈmɪr.ɪ.zəm/
biology specialized
the fact or state in an organism of containing cells or tissues from two or more different species or from two or more genetically different living things: 嵌合性
Chimerism becomes a sensitive topic when it involves growing entire human organs inside animals.当涉及在动物体内培育整个人体器官时，嵌合性就成了一个敏感话题。
There is growing evidence that chimerism at the cellular level might be more common than previously thought: our bodies could contain cells from our mothers and even grandparents.
Related word
chimera
The twins' chimerism was only apparent through genetic testing.
Studying tissues from the marmosets, the geneticists found chimerism throughout.
Known as "partial chimerism", the procedure uses a mixture of the patient's bone marrow and a donor's bone marrow that combine to form healthy new blood cells.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Genetics
accession number
adenine
anaphase
autosomal
autosomally
genetic fingerprinting
genetically engineered
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mutate
non-familial
non-genetic
non-mutant
nondominant
nonhomologous
sex-linked
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