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Nov 30, 2009
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mo•sa•i•cism



Pronunciation: (mō-zā'u-siz"um), [key]
n. Biol.
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.

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