Chimera

Chimera, chimaira, or chimaera may refer to:

• Chimera (mythology), a monstrous creature with parts from multiple animals
• Mount Chimaera, the region in Lycia that some believe was an inspiration for the myth

Science

• Chimera (genetics), a single animal organism with genetically distinct cells from two different zygotes
• Chimera (plant), a single plant organism with genetically distinct cells from two different zygotes or from a mixed-species callus
• Chimera (virus), a virus containing genetic material from other organisms
• Chimera or fusion protein, a hybrid protein made by the splicing of two genes
• Chimera (paleontology), a fossil which was reconstructed with parts from different animals
• Chimaera (genus), the eponymous genus of the order Chimaeriformes
• Chimaera, one of the common names of a group of cartilaginous fishes, members of the order Chimaeriformes
• Chimera (EST), a single cDNA sequence originating from two transcripts

Popular culture

Literature

• Chimera (John Barth novel), 1972 National Book Award-winning novel
• Chimaera (Well of Echoes), by Ian Irvine, the fourth book in the Well of Echoes series, published in 2004
• "Chimera" (short story), written by Korean fantasy novelist Lee Youngdo
• Chimera (CrossGen), a comic book mini series published by CrossGen Entertainment in 2003
• Chimera (comics), a Marvel Comics character associated with the X-Men franchise

Film and television

• Chimère (film), a 1989 French film
• Chimera (film), a 1991 British science fiction miniseries
• Chimera Anima, a name grouping of animals in the anime Tokyo Mew Mew
• Chimera (Fullmetal Alchemist), characters in the anime series Fullmetal Alchemist
• "Chimera" (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), a 1999 episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• "Chimera" (NCIS), an episode and the name of a US Navy ship in the TV show NCIS
• "Chimera" (Stargate SG-1), an episode of Stargate SG-1
• "Chimera" (The X-Files), an episode of The X-Files

Music

• Chimera (band), an Irish musical group
• Chimaira, an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio
  • Chimaira (album), a 2005 album by Chimaira
• Chimera (Delerium album), a 2003 album by Delerium
• Chimera (Mayhem album), a 2004 album by Norwegian black metal band Mayhem
• Chimera (Andromeda album), a 2006 album by Swedish progressive metal band Andromeda
• Chimera (Aria album), а 2001 album by Russian heavy metal band Aria
• Chimera, a 1983 solo album by Bill Nelson
• Chimera, a 2002 album by The Cost
• Chimeras (album), a 2003 album by John Zorn
• "Chimera", a song by Duncan Sheik from a version of Daylight
• "Chimaera", a song by Bad Religion off their 1992 Generator
• "Chimera", a song from The Tea Party's 1999 Triptych
• "Chimeras", a track from Tim Hecker's album Harmony in Ultraviolet
• "Chimera" a song from the group Bonham on their second album entitled Mad Hatter

In gaming

• Chimera (Dungeons & Dragons), a magical beast in the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons
• Chimera (video game), a 1985 isometric maze arcade adventure
• Chimera (larp convention), a live action role-playing convention held annually in Auckland, New Zealand
• Chimera Entertainment, a game development studio in Munich, Germany
• Chicago Chimera, a professional electronic sports gaming franchise

Computing

• UCSF Chimera, a software program for visualizing molecules
• Chimera (software library), a P2P software research project from Charles University in Prague
• former name of Camino, a free Mac OS X web browser

Other

• Chimera (architecture), a fantastic, mythical or grotesque decorative feature
• TVR Chimaera, a model of sports car made by TVR
• Jason Chimera (born 1979), NHL ice hockey forward for the Washington Capitals
• Ricardo Rodriguez (wrestler), professional wrestler formerly known as Chimaera

See also

• All pages beginning with "Chimera"
• All pages with titles containing "Chimera"
• House with Chimaeras, an architectural monument in Kiev, Ukraine
• Chimeric or hybrid word, a mixture of Greek and Latin