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An animal chimera is a single organism that is composed of two or more different populations of genetically distinct cells that originated from different zygotes involved in sexual reproduction. If the different cells have emerged from the same zygote, the organism is called a mosaic.
According to Greek mythology, [1] the Chimera, Chimaera, Chimæra, or Khimaira ( / kaɪˈmɪərə, kɪ -/ ky-MEER-ə, kih-; Ancient Greek: Xίμαιρα, romanized : Chímaira, lit. 'she-goat') [2] was a monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature from Lycia, Asia Minor, composed of different animal parts. Typically, it is depicted as a lion with a goat 's head protruding from its back and a tail ...
Human chimera. A human chimera is a human with a subset of cells with a distinct genotype than other cells, that is, having genetic chimerism. In contrast, an individual where each cell contains genetic material from a human and an animal is called a human–animal hybrid, while an organism that contains a mixture of human and non-human cells ...
Calico cat. A calico cat ( US English) is a domestic cat of any breed with a tri-color coat. The calico cat is most commonly thought of as being 25% to 75% white with large orange and black patches; however, they may have other colors in their patterns. Calicoes are almost exclusively female except under rare genetic conditions.
Chimera, originally found in Greek mythology, is a monstrous fire-breathing creature composed of the parts of multiple animals. The term, and often the general concept, has since been adopted by various works of popular culture, and chimeras of differing description can be found in contemporary works of fantasy and science fiction.
Tortoiseshell cats, or torties, combine two colors other than white, either closely mixed or in larger patches. [2] The colors are often described as red and black, but the "red" patches can instead be orange, yellow, or cream, [2] and the "black" can instead be chocolate, gray, tabby, or blue. [2] Tortoiseshell cats with the tabby pattern as one of their colors are sometimes referred to as ...
Chimera (genetics), a single organism with cells from two different zygotes. Chimera (virus), with genetic material from other organisms. Chimeric protein or fusion protein. Chimera (paleontology), a fossil made with parts from different animals. Chimera Project, a Soviet biological weapons program.
A human–animal hybrid and animal–human hybrid is an organism that incorporates elements from both humans and non-human animals. Technically, in a human–animal hybrid, each cell has both human and non-human genetic material. It is in contrast to an individual where some cells are human and some are derived from a different organism, called a human-animal chimera. [1] (A human chimera, on ...