congenic

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adjective

(of different strains of an organism) That are genetically identical except for a variation in a limited genetic region or locus

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Meanings

adjectivecongenic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiology(of different strains of an organism) That are genetically identical except for a variation in a limited genetic region or locus
nouncongenic (plural congenics)

plural congenics

  1. Such an organism
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APA

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Chicago

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