Noun
the condition in which an organism has two or more cell populations that differ in genetic makeup
Source: WordNetMycobacteriophages – bacteriophages with mycobacterial hosts – have provided excellent examples of this mosaicism. Source: Internet
Such de novo mutations are the result of a germ cell mutation or germ cell mosaicism in the gonads of one of the parents, or a mutation in the fertilized egg itself. Source: Internet
In one study, three of eight de novo mutations occurred in the postzygotic stage, leading to the estimate that up to one-third of de novo mutations result in somatic mosaicism. Source: Internet
Patients with Turner's mosaicism can reach normal average height. Source: Internet