chimaera
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++chi·mae·ra /kaɪˈmɪərə, kə- $ -ˈmɪrə/ noun [countable] x-refanother spelling of chimera chimera的另一种拼法
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chimaera• A quite different way of creating a chimaera is to fuse two early mouse embryos.• The embryo is thus a chimaera, a mosaic of two different kinds of cells.• Two out of 160 G418-resistant D3 clones were found to have the targeted mutation and clone 515 gave rise to germ-line chimaeras.• Germ-line chimaeras were obtained from both clones.Origin chimaera (1300-1400) Latin Greek chimaira “female goat”chi·mae·ra nounChineseSyllable
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chimaera
chi‧mae‧ra /kaɪˈmɪərə, kə- $ -ˈmɪrə/
noun [countable]
chi‧mae‧ra /kaɪˈmɪərə, kə- $ -ˈmɪrə/
noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: Greek chimaira 'female goat'
another spelling of chimera
Language: Latin
Origin: Greek chimaira 'female goat'