Allografts are transplants from a donor to a recipient within the same species but are not genetically identical to the recipient. This is in contrast to autografts (from self), isografts (from an identical twin), and xenografts (interspecies transplants).

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Allografts Are

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Allografts are

A) transplants that are made in an immune- privileged site in the body are the least likely to be rejected.
B) transplants from self, like a self- skin graft from one part of the body to another location.
C) transplanted tissue from an identical twin.
D) interspecies transplants.
E) similar to the host, but not genetically identical.

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