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heterologous

A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | 254 words | Copyright

heterologous Applied to an antigen and antibody that do not correspond, so that one is said to be heterologous with respect to the other. The term may also be used to refer to a graft originating from a donor of a species different from that of the host.

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