Some people's blood contains cells from a sibling. Others are two individuals rolled into one. Yet more carry a distinct mutation in only parts of their bodies. Helen Pearson investigates chimaerism and mosaicism.
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Pearson, H. Dual identities. Nature 417, 10–11 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/417010a
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