al·lo·ge·ne·ic .al-ō-jə-'nē-ik also al·lo·gen·ic -'jen-ik adj involving, derived from, or being individuals of the same species that are sufficiently unlike genetically to interact antigenically <\allogeneic skin grafts> compare SYNGENEIC, XENOGENEIC
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describing grafted tissue derived from a donor of the same species as the recipient.
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al·lo·ge·ne·ic (al″o-jə-neґik) 1. having cell types that are antigenically distinct. 2. in transplantation biology, denoting individuals (or tissues) that are of the same species but antigenically distinct, as opposed to syngeneic and xenogeneic. Called also homologous. See also allograft and allogeneic transplantation.Medical dictionary. 2011.