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  2. Chimera (genetics) - Wikipedia

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    On January 22, 2019, the National Society of Genetic Counselors released an article Chimerism Explained: How One Person Can Unknowingly Have Two Sets of DNA, where they state, "where a twin pregnancy evolves into one child, is currently believed to be one of the rarer forms. However, we know that 20 to 30% of singleton pregnancies were ...

  3. Human chimera - Wikipedia

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    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 would be a human-animal chimera.

  4. Lydia Fairchild - Wikipedia

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    Lydia Fairchild (born 1976) is an American woman who exhibits chimerism, having two distinct populations of DNA among the cells of her body.She was pregnant with her third child when she and the father of her children, Jamie Townsend, separated.

  5. Gorgeous One-Of-A-Kind Chimera Cat Is a Total Must-See - AOL

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    These cats can't be bred because it happens during pregnancy. You could reach out to breeders and request one if they ever get one (remember, you've got a 1% chance of ever getting one), so your ...

  6. 46,XX/46,XY - Wikipedia

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    Diagnosing a chimera or mosaic is particularly difficult due to the random distribution of 46,XX and 46,XY cells within the body. In a chimeric, an organ might be made up of a mix of 46,XX and 46,XY, but is made up entirely only one genotype. When that is the case, no abnormalities are noted and other types of tissues need to be analyzed. [15]

  7. Ovotesticular syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Alternately, an ovum can be fertilized by two sperm followed by trisomic rescue in one or more daughter cells. Two ova fertilized by two sperm cells will occasionally fuse to form a tetragametic chimera, if one male zygote and one female zygote fuse. It can be associated with a mutation in the SRY gene. [15] Etc.

  8. 'Patchwork' Maine Coon Cat Is Actually a Rare Genetic Chimera

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    It can occur in all kinds of species, including, very rarely in humans. Chimeras were named for a mythological monster that was a combination of several different animals.

  9. Twin - Wikipedia

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    A chimera is an ordinary person or animal except that some of their parts actually came from their twin or from the mother. A chimera may arise either from monozygotic twin fetuses (where it would be impossible to detect), or from dizygotic fetuses, which can be identified by chromosomal comparisons from various parts of the body.