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Cytogenetic examination of a patient with reproductive dysfunction revealed normal karyotype 46 XY in some cells, but most cells have karyotype of Klinefelter's syndrome - 47 XXY. Such cell heterogeni-ty is called:

Answer options

  1. Duplication
  2. Mosaicism
  3. Monomorphism
  4. Inversion
  5. Transposition
Correct answer

Mosaicism

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