Types of Plant Chimera
The term “chimera” is applied to plant genetic mosaics where mosaicism is persistent and cells with two or more different genotypes coexist in a meristem. However, when describing mosaics in which cells with different genotypes are distributed all around the plant, the term can also be used. Chimeras form a large and heterogenous group of plants, and it is convenient to classify these in three different ways.
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