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| Preferred Name | Chimera | |
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Chimera Chimeric chimeric |
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| Definitions |
An organism with tissues derived from two or more genotypes; composed of parts that are of different origin. |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C14194 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
Having parts of different origins. In medicine, refers to a person, organ, or tissue that contains cells with different genes than the rest of the person, organ, or tissue. This may happen because of a mutation (genetic change) that occurs during development, or as a result of a transplant of cells, organs, or tissues from another person or from a different species. In the laboratory, a chimeric protein can be made by combining two different genes. For example, a chimeric antibody is made by joining antibody genes from two different species, such as human and mouse.
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C14194
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| DEFINITION |
An organism with tissues derived from two or more genotypes; composed of parts that are of different origin.
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A chimera may develop naturally by somatic cell mutation or be created artificially.
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Chimera Chimeric chimeric
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Chimera
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Chimera
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Chimera
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Thesaurus:C14194
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Organism
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0008109
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