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What is the difference between chimerism and mosaicism? Please explain it in details

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The outcome of cell‐lineage competition is likely to depend, among other factors, on the initial number of cells involved. Mosaicism generally starts as one or a small group of mutant cells while chimerism generally involves a more massive input of genetically different cells

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