chimaerism
/kaɪˈmɪrɪzəm/
noun
- A condition in which an organism has two or more genetically different sets of cells, often resulting from the fusion of embryos or from transplantation.
- The doctor explained that chimaerism can occur naturally in humans when twins fuse early in development.
- The patient's chimaerism was discovered after a routine blood test showed two distinct DNA profiles.
- Scientists study chimaerism in animals to understand how different cell types can coexist in one body.
- A fanciful or impossible idea; a fantasy or illusion.
- She warned that chasing such a dream was just chimaerism, not a realistic goal.
- The novel explores the chimaerism of a world without conflict.
- His plan to build a city on Mars was dismissed as pure chimaerism.