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mosaicism

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[moh-zay-uh-siz-uhm] / moʊˈzeɪ əˌsɪz əm /

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.

Etymology

Origin of mosaicism

First recorded in 1925–30; mosaic + -ism

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mosaicism

This results in what is called "mosaicism," where genetically different cells occur within one individual.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2024

Clonal hematopoiesis, a variety of mosaicism that affects blood-forming cells and becomes more common with age, almost doubles the likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease and boosts the risk of dying from any cause by 40%.

From Science Magazine ● Aug. 15, 2023

This mix of cell lines is called mosaicism.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 1, 2022

Findings made in the past few years reveal that human skin, oesophageal and lung cells show high levels of mosaicism.

From Nature ● Oct. 14, 2019

To study the effect of this mosaicism, Priest and his colleagues built a computer simulation of Astrea’s heart.

From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2018

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