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n. - The condition in which an organism has two or more cell populations that differ in genetic makeup.

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  • Gonadal mosaicism is a rare event, but it does occur.
  • Here, a single-cell-level investigation of CNV in different human tissues led us to uncover the phenomenon of mitotically derived genomic mosaicism, which is stable in...
  • Then, when Casey's eye starts to turn blue, she discovers that she's suffering from genetic mosaicism, meaning she was going to be a twin but the other fetus didn't...
  • In 1 case, a Polish sprinter with an apparent chromosomal mosaicism was stripped of her medals.
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