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Mosaic tissue is composed of patches of cells from at least two sources, e.g., two sources of normal cells or a source of tumor and a source of normal cells, which, if part of the mouse skin, might result in striped or patchy patterns.
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(2011). Mosaic. In: Schwab, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16483-5_3838
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