1. In a manner involving or derived from a different or foreign source; in a way that is not homologous or corresponding in structure or origin.
Usage: technical; biology; medicine

Examples

• The tissue was transplanted heterologously from a donor of a different species.
• Heterologously expressed proteins can sometimes exhibit different properties than their native counterparts.
• The antibodies were produced heterologously in a bacterial expression system.
• Heterologously derived genetic material was introduced into the organism.
• The enzyme functioned heterologously when expressed in the non-native host cell.