noun
- the condition of having two or more genetically different cell lines in the same individual organism
Usage: biology; genetics
Examples
- The patient’s mosaicism explained why only some of her cells carried the genetic mutation.
- Mosaicism can occur when a mutation happens during early embryonic development.
- The geneticist identified mosaicism in the tissue samples through careful analysis.
- Some individuals with Turner syndrome exhibit mosaicism with both normal and abnormal cell lines.
- The researcher studied mosaicism to understand how genetic diversity develops within organisms.
- Mosaicism can sometimes result in milder symptoms of genetic disorders.