nonhomologous
adjective
non·ho·mol·o·gous
ˌnän-hō-ˈmä-lə-gəs
-hə-
: being of unlike genetic constitution
—used of chromosomes of one set containing nonallelic genes
… is done by facilitating genetic recombination of the ends of the elements with other, nonhomologous sequences.—John Abelson
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