Chimeric definition
Relating to or being an organism or substance that is a chimera.
Chimeric cells.
adjective
Relating to a monoclonal antibody produced from the cells of an organism, usually a mouse, in which the constant region has been replaced with a human sequence of amino acids. This is done in the laboratory by replacing part of the DNA sequence in the nonhuman cells of an organism with a sequence of human DNA.
adjective
Of or having to do with chimerism.
Chimeric mice, chimeric genes.
adjective
Relating to or being an organism, part, or molecule that is a chimera.
Chimeric mice; chimeric proteins.
adjective
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Relating to a monoclonal antibody produced from the cells of a nonhuman organism, usually a mouse, in which a portion of the antibody has been replaced with a human sequence of amino acids. This is done in the laboratory by replacing part of the DNA sequence in the nonhuman cells with a sequence of human DNA.
adjective
Alternative Forms
Alternative Form of chimeric -
chimaeric
Origin of chimeric
- From chimera.
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