syngeneic /syn·ge·ne·ic/ (sin″jĕ-ne´ik) denoting individuals or tissues that have identical genotypes and thus could participate in a syngraft.
Syngeneic
syngeneic
syngeneic [sin″jĕ-ne´ik]
syn·ge·ne·ic (s n j -n  k)adj. Genetically identical or closely related, so as to allow tissue transplant; immunologically compatible. |
Syngeneic
Referring to a bone marrow transplant from one identical twin to the other.
Mentioned in: Bone Marrow Transplantation
syngeneic
[sin′jənē′ik]
Etymology: Gk, syn + genesis, origin
1 denoting an individual or cell that has the same genotype as another individual or cell.
syngeneic [sin″jĕ-ne´ik]
in transplantation biology, denoting individuals or tissues having identical genotypes, i.e., identical twins or animals of the same inbred strain, or their tissues. Called also isogeneic and isologous.
syngeneic
in transplantation biology, denoting individuals or tissues having almost identical genotypes, i.e. animals of the same inbred strain, or their tissues. Grafts can be as readily exchanged between syngeneic animals as between identical twins which are called isogeneic.
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