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Old 02-11-2008, 07:31 PM   #18
jinx
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A chimera has four parents. I guess.
A chimera is a single organism that has 2 or more genetically different cell lines. That can happen a whole bunch of different ways - and is much more common (in humans) than once thought, although its usually not detected unless there are skin, hair, or eye color anomalies. Tortoiseshell cats are chimeras.
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