Definition of mosaicism in English English dictionary
the condition in which more than one genetically distinct population of cells coexist within one individual
The occurrence in an individual of two or more cell populations of different chromosomal constitutions, derived from a single zygote
A single embryo that has two or more cell types of different chromosomal makeup Such abnormalities can arise from defects in embryonic development or can emerge artificially when fetal cells are grown in a laboratory prior to analysis The presence of two or more cell lines (cell populations) which differ from each other in genotype or chromosome number
the condition in which an organism has two or more cell populations that differ in genetic makeup
{i} condition in which an organism contains two distinctly different genetic tissues (Biology)
the presence of two or more chromosome patterns in the cells of a person, resulting in two or more cell lines (i e , some with 46 chromosomes, others with 47)