n.
A graft of tissue obtained from a donor of the same species as, but with a different genetic make-up from, the recipient, as a tissue transplant between two humans. Also called homograft.
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The transplantation of tissue between genetically nonidentical individuals of the same species. Also known as homoplastic grafts, or homografts.
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