isogen

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Etymology

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From isogenous.

Noun

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isogen (plural isogens)

  1. (biology) Any of a group of organisms that share the same origin.
    • 2015 August 7, Christopher J. Harmer et al., “Homogentisate 1-2-Dioxygenase Downregulation in the Chronic Persistence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Australian Epidemic Strain-1 in the CF Lung”, in PLoS ONE[1], volume 10, →DOI:
      In the TNF-α assay, the chronic isogen AES-1M elicited a significantly greater response compared to AES-1M.

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