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

9 May 2025

RIGHT

(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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