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Heteroplasmy vs Heteroplasty - What's the difference?

heteroplasmy | heteroplasty |

As nouns the difference between heteroplasmy and heteroplasty

is that heteroplasmy is the presence of multiple kinds of mitochondrial or plastid DNA within a single cell or individual while heteroplasty is the grafting of tissue between different individuals of the same or different species.

heteroplasmy

English

Noun

(wikipedia heteroplasmy) (-)
  • the presence of multiple kinds of mitochondrial or plastid DNA within a single cell or individual

    • Antonyms

    *homoplasmy

    heteroplasty

    English

    Noun

    (heteroplasties)
  • The grafting of tissue between different individuals of the same or different species