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chimera /chi·me·ra/ (ki-mir´ah)

1. an organism with different cell populations derived from different zygotes of the same or different species, occurring spontaneously or produced artificially.

2. a substance created from proteins or genes of two species, as by genetic engineering.chimer´ic

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chi·me·ra (k-mîr, k-)

n.

1. One who has received a transplant of genetically and immunologically different tissue.

2. Twins with two immunologically different types of red blood cells.

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chimera, chimaera

1. a mythological, fire-spouting monster with a lion's head, goat's body and serpent's tail.

2. an animal whose body contains different cell populations derived from different zygotes of the same or different species, occurring spontaneously or produced artificially; i.e. an individual composed of a mixture of genetically different cells.

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chimera protein

see fusion protein.