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In modern usage, a chimera is a scientifically created combination of human and animal cells in a living organism, such as an embryo. Such combination is widely opposed on religious and ethical grounds.
The '''Chimera''' or '''Chimaera''' (pronounced keye-MIR-uh, plural Chimerae) was "a fire-breathing she-monster in [[Greek mythology]] having a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail."<ref>http://mw1.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimera</ref> The monster was slain by [[Bellerophon]], riding the winged horse, [[Pegasus]].
The term has multiple uses in modern [[biology]]. One prominent definition is an animal that has multiple different populations of genetically distinct [[cell]]s that originated from different [[zygote]]s. Some humans are naturally chimeric, sharing cells from a twin (often one that was never born) or a parent.<ref>http://www.theage.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/11/27/1069825920727.html</ref>
In popular usage, a chimera means something deliberately created with a combination of human and animal [[cell]]s. Such combination is often opposed on [[religious]] and [[ethical]] grounds. Some [[Catholic]] bishops have argued that such [[embryo]]s should not be created but should be brought to term if created in contrast to proposed legislation in [[Great Britain]] which would allow both the creation of chimeras and outlaw the implantation of a chimera once created.<ref>http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/06/uk-catholic-bis.html</ref><ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/06/26/nchimera126.xml</ref>
[[File:Falcon-cat-duck chimera2.jpg|thumbnail|200px|A chimera art sample]]
This term is also used in reference to artwork which combines multiple animals. For example, a tiger body might be combined with a dog's head, and a lion's tail. Although there have been a variety of methods for producing this kind of art, modern chimera art is usually produced digitally. Software such as [[Paint.NET]] or [[Adobe Photoshop]] is usually used to blend the edges and clone sections to make such artwork convincing.
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