mosaicism
[ moh-zey-uh-siz-uh m ]
/ 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.
Words nearby mosaicism
mosaic inheritance,
mosaic law,
mosaic map,
mosaic vision,
mosaic wart,
mosaicism,
mosaicist,
mosasaur,
mosbacher,
mosby,
moschate
Medical definitions for mosaicism
mosaicism
[ mō-zā′ĭ-sĭz′əm ]
n.
A condition in which tissues of genetically different types occur in the same organism.