- cytochimera
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n. [Gr. kytos, container; chimaera, monster]The same combination of tissues or parts of tissue having different chromosome numbers.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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cytochimera — cy·to·chimera … English syllables
cytochimera — ¦sīd.ōˌ noun Etymology: New Latin, from cyt + chimera : an individual (as a plant, an organ, or a tissue) having cells of varied genetic constitution and especially of various ploidy levels … Useful english dictionary
