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non·ho·mol·o·gous | \ ˌnän-hō-ˈmä-lə-gəs 
, -hə-\
, -hə-\Definition of nonhomologous
: being of unlike genetic constitution
—used of chromosomes of one set containing nonallelic genes… is done by facilitating genetic recombination of the ends of the elements with other, nonhomologous sequences.— John Abelson
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nonhomologous
adjectivenon·ho·mol·o·gous | \ ˈnän-hō-ˈmäl-ə-gəs, -hə- \
\Medical Definition of nonhomologous
: being of unlike genetic constitution
—used of chromosomes of one set containing nonallelic genes
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