NOUN
- the condition in which an organism has two or more cell populations that differ in genetic makeup
How To Use mosaicism In A Sentence
- In addition, we can detect mosaicism as low as 5 to 20% (varying with the meiotic or mitotic origin of the mosaicism). Cytogenomics Lab
- From this screen, 13 wpch mutants were recovered with reduced somatic mosaicism and low germline reversion rates.
- High rates of structural instability have in fact been reported for palindromic transgenes in mice, where mitotic mosaicism and rearranged versions of the transgene have been detected in the progeny.
- We propose that both controls are general and do not constitute a novel ‘switch’ that enables sexual mosaicism in hermaphrodites.
- Androgens could be implicated in the earlier death of males, but recent studies suggest that female mosaicism may enhance lifespan.
- This can be explained on the basis of germline or gonadal mosaicism.
- When a subset of cells contains the same gene mutation or deletion like this, it's called to as gonadal mosaicism. Frequently Asked Questions About Alagille Syndrome
- This results in female mosaicism for loci located in the differential chromosome region.
- Recurrent 22q11. 2 deletion in a sibship suggestive of parental germline mosaicism in velocardiofacial syndrome. Resources for Healthcare Professionals
- This mosaicism, Migeon explains, often gives women protection from genetic disease.
