heterologous
- adjective
- /ˌhɛtəˈrɒlədʒəs/
- Specialized
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- 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
Cells or tissue from a different animal used in transplants
Parts that are different in form and evolved separately, like butterfly and bird wings
Having a different origin or structure from something else
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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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.