1. genetically identical or closely related, especially referring to organisms or tissues that can be transplanted without rejection
Usage: medical; biological

Examples

• The researchers used syngeneic mice to ensure consistent experimental results.
• Syngeneic transplants have a much higher success rate than those from unrelated donors.
• The laboratory maintained syngeneic strains of rats for cancer research.
• Skin grafts between identical twins are considered syngeneic.
• The study compared immune responses in syngeneic versus allogeneic tissue transfers.
• Syngeneic bone marrow transplantation eliminates the risk of graft-versus-host disease.