A chimera is one individual organism, but genetically its own - TopicsExpress



          

A chimera is one individual organism, but genetically its own fraternal twin. Chimerism tends to occur very early in the embryonic development. It is often the result of two non-identical twin embryos merging together instead of growing on their own. When the organism forms, the cells that had already begun to develop in the separate embryos keep their original phenotypes and appearances. This means that the resulting animal is a mixture of tissues and can look like this striking cat. Click the image below to see larger photo
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 01:10:00 +0000

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