A transplant from one inbred mouse to another mouse of the same strain is an example of what type of graft?

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A transplant from one inbred mouse to another mouse of the same strain is an example of what type of graft?

Explanation:
The donor and recipient are genetically identical because inbred mice of the same strain are essentially the same genetic stock. Transplant tissue between them is recognized as self by the immune system, so it’s accepted with minimal or no rejection. This is called an isograft (syngeneic graft). If the donor and recipient were from different strains, it would be an allograft; if from a different species, a xenograft; and if the tissue came from the same animal, it would be an autograft.

The donor and recipient are genetically identical because inbred mice of the same strain are essentially the same genetic stock. Transplant tissue between them is recognized as self by the immune system, so it’s accepted with minimal or no rejection. This is called an isograft (syngeneic graft).

If the donor and recipient were from different strains, it would be an allograft; if from a different species, a xenograft; and if the tissue came from the same animal, it would be an autograft.

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