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androgenetic chimera

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  • chimera, genetics
    chimera

    Androgenetic chimeras are made up of cells that contain the normal combination of maternal and paternal chromosomes and cells that contain two sets of paternal chromosomes (paternal isodisomy). Mammalian androgenetic chimeras generated experimentally rarely survive to birth and often are afflicted by severe developmental disorders.…

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    Androgenetic chimeras are made up of cells that contain the normal combination of maternal and paternal chromosomes and cells that contain two sets of paternal chromosomes (paternal isodisomy). Mammalian androgenetic chimeras generated experimentally rarely survive to birth and often are afflicted by severe developmental disorders.…

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