A young boy will receive a bone marrow transplant (BMT),which is possible because one of his older siblings is a histocompatible donor.What is the term for this type of BMT?

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Allogeneic transplants are from another individual.Because he and his sibling are histocompatible,the bone marrow transplantation can be done.Syngeneic marrow is from an identical twin.There is no such thing as a monoclonal bone marrow transplant.Autologous refers to the individual's own marrow.

A Young Boy Will Receive a Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT),which