MOSAICISM

mosaicism

(noun) the condition in which an organism has two or more cell populations that differ in genetic makeup

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mosaicism (countable and uncountable, plural mosaicisms)

(genetics) The condition in which more than one genetically distinct population of cells coexist within one individual.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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