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mosaicism definition

mo·sai·cism (mō zā′i siz′əm)

noun

the condition existing when tissues of different genetic makeup occur in the same organism

Etymology: mosaic, + -ism

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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