heterologous
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˌhɛtəˈrɒlədʒəs/
- Specialized
- In many cases, scientists use heterologous cells to produce vaccines that are effective against various pathogens.
- heterologous system
Examples
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Challenge studies have also shown that recently infected volunteers are susceptible to heterologous strains sooner than to homotypic challenge, indicating limited cross-protection (11).
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Codon optimization is a general approach for improving the expression of a gene in any heterologous system.
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In these cases, different homologous and heterologous grafting materials have been used.
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Co-circulation of heterologous hantaviruses has been described in Bolivia in rodent reservoirs and in ill persons.
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In the vast majority of cases, the integration of foreign genes into a host cell genome occurs by heterologous recombination, in which the gene integrates into an unrelated DNA sequence.
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These techniques (heterologous artificial insemination and fertilization) infringe the child's right to be born of a father and mother known to him and bound to each other by marriage.
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Crowder and colleagues followed these data by showing that heterologous expression of the mouse nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyltransferase type 1 (Nmnat1) protected C. elegans.
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Protein expression, especially in a heterologous system, is governed by many factors, including those that affect transcription, mRNA processing, its stability, and initiation of translation (Conway and Wickens, 1988).
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Heterologous tissues from different species were used in the experiment to study organ compatibility.
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The research focused on heterologous proteins that are produced in a host cell from a different species.
Synonyms
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Having a different origin or structure from something else
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Cells or tissue from a different animal used in transplants
Parts that are different in form and evolved separately, like butterfly and bird wings
Not having the same origin or form as something similar, for example a bird wing and a bat wing
Antonyms
- Specialized
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7.7
Having the same basic structure and origin, often in body parts like arms and wings
How Related
Surface Forms
Morphology
heterologous = hetero + log + ous
The meaning is compositionally 'different' (hetero-) + a technical combining form (-log-) + adjectival -ous, so the general idea is inferable but the combining form is technical and may not be obvious to average learners.
Etymology
The word heterologous begins with hetero- meaning 'different', and it is the opposite of homologous, which means 'same origin'. So heterologous describes tissue, cells, or molecules that come from a 'different' species or origin, like a transplant from another animal.