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het·ero·gen·ic | \ ˌhet-ər-ə-ˈjen-ic 
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\Medical Definition of heterogenic
1 : containing more than one allele of a gene
—used of a cell or of population
2 : derived from or involving individuals of a different species
heterogenic antigens heterogenic transplantation
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