An animal chimera is a single organism that is composed of two or more different populations of genetically distinct cells that originated from different zygotes involved in sexual reproduction. If the different cells have emerged from the same zygote, the organism is called a mosaic .

Chimaeras live in temperate ocean floors, with some species inhabiting depths exceeding 2,000 m (6,600 ft), [8] with relatively few modern species regularly inhabiting shallow water. Exceptions include the members of the genus Callorhinchus , the rabbit fish and the spotted ratfish , which locally or periodically can be found at shallower depths.

Listed below are extant species of chimaera. Chimaera diversity is spread across more than 50 species in six genera, three families, and one order. The families and genera within the orders are listed in alphabetical order.

2025年1月7日 · Chimera, in genetics, an organism or tissue that contains at least two different sets of DNA, most often originating from the fusion of as many different zygotes (fertilized eggs). The term is derived from the Chimera of Greek mythology, a fire-breathing monster that was part lion, part goat, and part dragon.

A chimera is an individual whose body is composed of cells that are genetically distinct, as if they are from different individuals – and sometimes they really are from different...

2016年9月29日 · In Greek mythology, the Chimera was a magnificent monster. It was an unusual mélange of animals, with a lion's head and feet, a goat's head sprouting off its back, and a serpentine tail.

2020年1月26日 · In mythology, a chimera is a creature made up of the parts of different animals. Famous examples include the griffin (half eagle, half lion) and the minotaur (half bull, half man). No less than historians and archaeologists, paleontologists are partial (if you'll excuse the pun) to chimeras, and especially eager to publicize their discoveries ...

2016年12月1日 · Chimaeras are distinct from hybrids (offspring resulting from breeding between different species) and from mosaics (animals carrying genetically different cells that originated from the same...

2 天之前 · chimera: A single organism made from parts of two or more organisms, each having different genes. In mythology, a chimera was a merger of different species, such as a centaur (half-human, half-horse) or mermaid (part-human, part-fish). In modern biology, a chimera can be someone hosting an implanted organ that came from someone else.

2016年8月8日 · A chimera is essentially a single organism that's made up of cells from two or more "individuals"—that is, it contains two sets of DNA, with the code to make two separate organisms.