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Allogenic vs Congenic - What's the difference?

allogenic | congenic |

As adjectives the difference between allogenic and congenic

is that allogenic is having an external cause, or source; exogenous while congenic is (genetics) (of different strains of an organism ) that are genetically identical except for a variation in a limited genetic region or locus.

allogenic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having an external cause, or source; exogenous.
  • (geology) Formed in another location and transported.
  • (medicine, biology, genetics) Genetically distinct, but of the same species.

    • Anagrams

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    congenic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (genetics) (of different strains of an organism ) That are genetically identical except for a variation in a limited genetic region or locus.

    • See also

    * coisogenic