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The presence of two or more cell lines from different zygotes in a single individual is known as:


a) mosaicism.

b) diploidy.

c) aneuploidy.

d) chimaerism.
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What is Chimaerism?

The presence of two or more cell lines from different zygotes in a single individual is known as:

Your Answer:

d) chimaerism.

Feedback:

Although rare, chimaerism is occasionally encountered in non-identical twins who are found to have 2 blood groups as a result of exchanging stem cells through the umbilical cord.
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I have never heard about this type of twins ,but everything in this world is possible .
Thank you Raeem