Chimera

Chimera, chimaera, or chimaira may refer to:

People

Science
  • Chimaera, any of various cartilaginous fishes of the order Chimaeriformes
  • Chimera (EST), a single cDNA sequence originating from two transcripts
  • Chimera (genetics), a single animal or plant with genetically distinct cells from two different zygotes
  • Chimera (paleontology), a fossil which was reconstructed with parts from different animals
  • Chimera (virus), a virus containing genetic material from other organisms
  • Chimera, or fusion protein, a hybrid protein made by the splicing of two genes

Arts and entertainment

Fictional entities
  • Chimera (Fullmetal Alchemist), characters in Fullmetal Alchemist
  • Chimera (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character
  • Chimera (Dungeons & Dragons), a magical beast in Dungeons & Dragons
  • Chimera Anima, a name grouping of animals in the anime Tokyo Mew Mew
  • The Chimera, an alien race in Resistance

Films

Gaming

Literature

Music

Groups

Albums

Songs
  • "Chimeres I, II and III", 2007 compositions by Fred Momotenko
  • "Chimera", a song by Duncan Sheik from a version of Daylight
  • "Chimaera", a 1992 song by Bad Religion from Generator
  • "Chimera", a 1999 song by the Tea Party from Triptych
  • "Chimeras", a track by Tim Hecker from Harmony in Ultraviolet
  • "Chimera", a song by Bonham from Mad Hatter
  • "The Chimera", a 2012 song by the Smashing Pumpkins from Oceania

Television

Computing

Other uses
  • Chimaera (Epirus), a town of ancient Epirus, now in Albania
  • Chimera (architecture), a fantastic, mythical or grotesque decorative feature
  • TVR Chimaera, a model of sports car
  • Chimera (roller coaster), in La Feria Chapultepec Mágico, Mexico City
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See also
  • Quimera International Festival, an annual cultural festival in Metepec, Toluca, Mexico
  • All pages with titles beginning with Chimera
  • All pages with titles containing Chimera
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