Different types of mosaicism exist, such as gonadal mosaicism (restricted to the gametes) or tissue mosaicism; one of them is chimerism, where two or more genotypes arise from the fusion of more than one fertilized zygote in the early stages of embryonal development.
Different types of mosaicism exist, such as gonadal mosaicism (restricted to the gametes) or tissue or somatic mosaicism. Another form of somatic mosaicism is chimerism, where two or more genotypes arise from the fusion of more than one fertilized zygote in the early stages of embryonal development.