Chimera

In Greek mythology, the Chimera is a monstrous creature made of the parts of multiple

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animals. See Chimera (creature).

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The term "chimera" or "chimeric" is often used metaphorically to describe things that have combined attributes from different sources. In genetics, for example, an organism or tissue created from two or more different genetic sources is called chimeric, as in transplant patients with organs from other donors. Most other usages are related to this metaphor.

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The word chimera is also generally accepted to mean an unreal ambition, a fanciful scheme, or even a castle in the air. This is in clear contrast with its old meaning of a bogey or an irrational fear. (Source: The Superior Person's Book of Words, by Peter Bowler.)

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Metaphor: In language, a metaphor is a rhetorical trope defined as a direct comparison between two seemingly unrelated subjects. Typically, a first object is described as being or having the properties of a second object. In this way, the first object can be economically described because implicit and explici...

Genetics: Genetics (from the Greek genno γεννώ= give birth) is the science of genes, heredity, and the variation of organisms. The word genetics was first applied to describe the study of inheritance and the science of variation by English scientist William Bateson in a letter to Adam...

Organism: In biology and ecology, an organism (in Greek organon = instrument) is an assembly of organs that influence each other in such a way that they function as a more or less stable whole and have properties of life....

Chimera related Images and Photos (experimental)

Chimera Plush

The Wounded Chimera of Bellerophon

Resistance Series 1 Chimera Advanced Hybrid Action Figure

The Sphinx and the Chimera 1906