Definitions for heterologous
ˌhɛt əˈrɒl ə gəshet·erol·o·gous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. heterologous, heterologic, heterologicaladjective

   not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin

2. heterologousadjective

   derived from organisms of a different but related species

   "a heterologous graft"

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1. heterologousadjective

   Having different relationships or different elements

2. heterologousadjective

   Of, or relating to different species

3. heterologousadjective

   heterologous blood donation

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1. heterologous

   Heterologous generally refers to elements or components derived from different sources or species. In biology, it could mean genes, tissues, or cells that are transplanted from one species to another. In immunology, it might refer to antibodies or antigens that do not naturally occur within an organism but are introduced from an external source. It's essentially applied to denote elements that are non-identical or have different origins.

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1. Heterologousadjective

   characterized by heterology; consisting of different elements, or of like elements in different proportions; different; -- opposed to homologous; as, heterologous organs

2. Etymology: [Hetero- + Gr. proportion.]

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1. Heterologous

   In medicine a heterologous transplant means 'between species' or 'from one species to another'. In cell biology and protein biochemistry, heterologous expression means that a protein is experimentally put into a cell that does not normally make that protein. Heterologous refers to the fact that often the transferred protein was initially cloned from or derived from a different cell type or a different species from the recipient. Typically the protein itself is not transferred, but instead the 'correctly edited' genetic material coding for the protein is added to the recipient cell. The genetic material that is transferred typically must be within a format that encourages the recipient cell to express the cDNA as a protein. Methods for transferring foreign genetic material into a recipient cell include transfection and transduction. The choice of recipient cell type is often based on an experimental need to examine the protein's function in detail, and the most prevalent recipients, known as heterologous expression systems, are chosen usually because they are easy to transfer DNA into or because they allow for a simpler assessment of the protein's function.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of heterologous in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of heterologous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of heterologous in a Sentence

1. Peter Hotez:

   The big unknown is this: How much of that decline is due to something quirky because of the Omicron variant? Or, is this a weakness in the technology and it's not holding up? And it's very hard to sort out, all vaccines have strengths and weaknesses, and it may be that for mRNA that it does not produce durable protection. It could be that you go in, use mRNA vaccines to rapidly immunize a population, stabilize it, but then over time, you're going to have to come in with a heterologous boost that's a different technology.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=heterologous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Heterologous
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heterologous
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=heterologous