Definition of heterologous in English:
heterologous
adjective ˌhɛtəˈrɒləɡəsˌhɛdəˈrɑləɡəs
Biology Medicine Not homologous.
Example sentencesExamples
- For instance, the apparent lack of sensitivity of GLRs to amino acids could reflect the orientation of the proteins within the heterologous host membrane, rather than insensitivity to ligands.
- A cDNA library of mRNA isolated from asparagus spears 24 h post-harvest was screened for peroxidases using homologous and heterologous probes.
- Similar levels of T cell proliferation were observed on stimulation with either homologous or heterologous peptides.
- The heterologous probes were hybridized and washed at 65° at a low stringency.
- The second component is composed of spindle cell proliferation with accentuation in a periglandular cuff pattern and may contain homologous or heterologous elements.
Derivatives
noun
Biology Medicine Further experiments were conducted to determine whether the heterology created by the pSV2neo vector backbone in pC M1-6 C reduced the frequency of gene targeting.
Example sentencesExamples
- A single nucleotide heterology was shown to inhibit recombination in bacteria, in yeast, and in mammalian cells.
- In several studies, mismatches resulting in as little as 1% heterology were sufficient to significantly reduce mitotic recombination.
- Another explanation of recombination rate variation along Allium chromosomes may be the presence of sequence heterologies in the distal parts of A. roylei and A. fistulosum chromosomes.
- At the MAT locus, parental alleles in diploids differ by a heterology of 700 bp.
Definition of heterologous in US English:
heterologous
adjectiveˌhɛdəˈrɑləɡəsˌhedəˈräləɡəs
Medicine Biology Not homologous.
Example sentencesExamples
- A cDNA library of mRNA isolated from asparagus spears 24 h post-harvest was screened for peroxidases using homologous and heterologous probes.
- The heterologous probes were hybridized and washed at 65° at a low stringency.
- The second component is composed of spindle cell proliferation with accentuation in a periglandular cuff pattern and may contain homologous or heterologous elements.
- Similar levels of T cell proliferation were observed on stimulation with either homologous or heterologous peptides.
- For instance, the apparent lack of sensitivity of GLRs to amino acids could reflect the orientation of the proteins within the heterologous host membrane, rather than insensitivity to ligands.