Talk:Mosaic (genetics)
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[edit] question about cancer
This may be an ignorant question... but wouldn't cancer be a mosaic? Since it's a population of cells that have mutated... it seems to follow the definition.
- Uh, semantically you are right, but noone ever describes cances as a mosaic. It sorta presumes the mutations are spread evenly over the organism. JFW | T@lk 17:41, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
- Also, when you think about it, it is all a continuum. How different is different enough to draw the line and call it a mosaic? You could, in principle, call any situation in which there are mutated or mixed cells a mosaic. In my opinion it isn't so much that it has to be spread across the organism (though in natural occurrences it often is), but it is usually more defined than it is in cancer. With cancer you rarely have a simple mix of defined genetic backgrounds. A mosaic is usually a mix between two (or a small number) stable genotypes. Michael James Boyle 16:53, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
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"...there are cases where la, la, la, la, la, la, la, ala the trisomy only occurs..." Something tells me this is not quite up to Wiki standards?? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.163.131.149 (talk) 00:21, 7 December 2006 (UTC).
- Yep. That was your run-off-the-mill vandalism, and has since been fixed. Thanks. The brave men and women who defend the Wiki can't get everything, so if you see further instances of blatant vandalism, feel free to fix it. --Kizor 14:06, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
