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Answer for the clue "Tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup ", 9 letters:
allograft

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft [syn: homograft ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context surgery English) A surgical transplant of tissue between genetically different individuals of the same species; a homograft or homotransplant

Usage examples of allograft.

Where transplants between non-twin humans are called allografts, a transplant from one species to another is called a xenograft.

His name was Halidom and he favored allografts: the introduction of inert substances into the living face.