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allogenic /al·lo·gen·ic/ (-jen´ik) allogeneic.
allogenic
[al′ōjen′ik]
Etymology: Gk, allos + genein, to produce
1 (in genetics) denoting an individual or cell type that is from the same species but genetically distinct.
2 (in transplantation biology) denoting tissues, particularly stem cells from either bone marrow or peripheral blood, that are from the same species but antigenically distinct; homologous. Also spelled allogeneic. Compare syngeneic, xenogeneic.

allogenic,
adj from individuals of the same species. Tissue transplanted from one person to another is said to be allogenic.


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