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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.
Inmyeonjo – A human face with bird body creature in ancient Korean mythology. Karura – A divine creature of Japanese Hindu-Buddhist mythology with the head of a bird and the torso of a human. Kuk – Kuk's male form has a frog head while his female form has a snake head. Meretseger – The cobra-headed Egyptian Goddess.
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 the other hand, consists only of human cells, from different zygotes.)
Dhampir – (Albanian,Slavic) half human, half vampire, resulting from the mating of a male vampire and human woman exclusively. Dökkálfar – Dark elves in Nordic mythology. Domovoi – Protective house spirit in Slavic folklore. Doppelgänger – Look-alike or double of a living person. Drak – (German) elf partly shapeshifted into a lizard.
Fictional human–animal hybrids (8 C, 35 P) M. Anthropomorphic mammals (34 C, 30 P) Anthropomorphic molluscs (2 C, 1 P) R. ... You Ought to Be in Pictures
Wu wasn’t involved in the study but has worked on human-animal chimeras. The percentage of stem cells in the monkey’s tissue ranged from 21% to 92%, with an average of 67% across the 26 ...
Mythological human–animal hybrids (15 C, 13 P) D. Demigods (3 C, 27 P) H. Human-headed mythical creatures (2 C, 20 P) N. ... Pages in category "Mythological human ...
Even the name 'Chimera' was intriguing to me and I learned that a chimera is a "creature of Greek mythology, a fire-breathing monster with body parts from different animals. It usually consists of ...