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- noun genetics A type of
ortholog where thehomologous sequences are found in differentspecies because ofhorizontal gene transfer .
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"As I said, we never did carry out intensive xenolog - ical research, even locally," she told him.
Trader To The Stars Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1964
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