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Plant chimeras: The good, the bad, and the 'Bizzaria'.
Developmental biology - 1 Nov 2016
Frank Margaret H, Chitwood Daniel H
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Chimeras - organisms that are composed of cells of more than one genotype - captured the human imagination long before they were formally described and used in the laboratory. These organisms owe their namesake to a fire-breathing monster from Greek mythology that has the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a serpent. The first description of a non-fictional chimera dates back to the middle of the...
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