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Chimera

(Science: cell biology) organism composed of two genetically distinct types of cells. Can be formed by the fusion of two early blastula stage embryos or by the reconstitution of the bone marrow in an irradiated recipient or by somatic segregation.


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CHimeras: layers or zones???

... confused at something... and I especially logged in this forum, to get help! (English is not my first language, as you might guess...) Problem: chimeras A shoot apical meristem can be divided into 3 layers (LI, LII, LIII). Now all cells derive from those layers and they even keep the order, ...

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by Megalodon
Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:32 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: CHimeras: layers or zones???
Replies: 0
Views: 635

Colchicine

... (you have to do it on special containers :P). It is also dangerous because of the gas' toxicity. The N2O reduces the typical colchicine's chimeras. pd: my english is a little poor so pardon me please jeje :P. Good luck

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by Cristgonz
Sat Nov 17, 2007 3:09 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Colchicine
Replies: 15
Views: 2291

two different color eyes

The most common reason for different color eyes is mosaicism (the "old" one, not the new one associated with chimeras), which might be the mitotic segregation mentioned above. What I'm about to describe is not the only explanation, but the most likely. Basically, during ...

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by Darby
Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:46 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: two different color eyes
Replies: 82
Views: 43303

The Fiber Disease

... I stored it. Will go give it a look later... **************************** To anyone: Give this the next time you go to your dr if they say that Chimeras can't be done..... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=124947 or hell, here is the whole google for ya: http://www.google.com/search?q=+creating+fusion+protein+chimeras+&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&ie=utf8&oe=utf8 ...

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by London
Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:26 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
Replies: 7403
Views: 748685

The Fiber Disease

... Weakness [277.1-86] __ Wrist drop I find it strange for example that it has Writst drop?? :shock: What? Damn sure sounds just exactly like those Chimeras that stanford has produced.....the ones where they admit they ran with the loophole that the government accidentally made nearly 2 years ago..... ...

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by London
Thu Jan 18, 2007 2:39 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
Replies: 7403
Views: 748685
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