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Some of the most curious cases in biology come from chimeras or genetic mosaics. In this chapter of Biocosas we analyze what they are and what are the differences between the two. All the videos in the series at: • The origin of vaccines, what is a... •About “Biocosas”: Directed and presented by Pablo Barrecheguren (@Neurocosas), “Biocosas” is a scientific outreach project produced by Minifilms TV in collaboration with Muy Interesante and with the collaboration of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology - Ministry of Science and Innovation. References: •Makki, R., & Meller, VH (2021). When down is up: Heterochromatin, nuclear organization and x upregulation. Cells, 10(12). •Thorpe, J., Osei-Owusu, IA, Avigdor, BE, Tupler, R., & Pevsner, J. (2020). Mosaicism in Human Health and Disease. Annual Review of Genetics, 54, 487–510. •Yizhak, K. et al. (2019). RNA sequence analysis reveals macroscopic somatic clonal expansion across normal tissues. Science. Vol 364, Issue 6444.