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(n.)An organism, organ, or part consisting of two or more tissues of…
(n.)An individual who has received a transplant of genetically and…
(n.)A fanciful mental illusion or fabrication.
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The embryos were reportedly the first human-animal chimeras successfully created. They were allowed to develop for several days in a laboratory dish before the scientists destroyed the embryos to harvest their stem cells.
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Chimera (genetics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Typically seen in non-human zoology (but also discovered to a rare extent in humans), a chimera is an animal that has two or more different populations of genetically distinct cells that originated ...
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In Greek mythology, the Chimera (Greek Χίμαιρα (Chímaira); Latin Chimaera ) was a monstrous fire-breathing creature of Lycia in Asia Minor, composed of the parts of multiple animals: upon the bo...
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Chimeras — living beings that are a blend of  human and animal forms — are no longer science fiction, and some living experiments are revealing deep secrets of human biology and pointing the way toward new medical treatments. ... Biologists call these hybrid animals chimeras, after the mythical Greek creature with a lion...
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How Chimeras Happen ... They each are just made up of two different sets of cells with different DNA—they are chimeras. ... In Greek mythology, a chimera was a beast made of a lion, a goat and a dragon. Human chimeras aren’t as drastic as this but they actually exist.
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THE ORIGIN OF CHIMERAS ... Periclinal, Mericlinal, and Sectorial Chimeras ... MANIFESTATIONS OF CHIMERAS OTHER THAN VARIEGATION...
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It is hard to pin down just how many human chimeras there are since they can only be detected with DNA testing, which is rare, says "New Scientist" magazine. In one case, when patient Jane needed a kidney transplant, her family underwent blood tests to find a suitable tissue-type donor.
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In Greek mythology, the Chimera is a monster, depicted as an animal with the head of a lion, the body of a she-goat, and the tail of a dragon (sometimes it has multiple heads). It is a child of Typhon and Echidna. ... It terrorized Lycia (in Asia Minor), but was eventually killed by the Corinthian ... Search (access key + s)
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