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Homologous
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homologous
[adj] - (biology) having the same evolutionary origin but serving different functions 2. [adj] - corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=homologous
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Homologous
Derived from the same ancestral structure.
Found op http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/pe/2000_1/retinal/gloss.htm
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Homologous
Homologous: The relationship between two chromosomes that are paired and so are homologs of each other. Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=3779
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homologous
(1) Derived from the tissues or DNA of a member of the same species. cf heterologous, autologous, homologous recombination. (2) Of genes, similar in sequence, cf. analogous.
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Homologous
Ho·mol'o·gous adjective [ Greek ... assenting, agreeing; ... the same + ... speech, discourse, proportion, ... to say, speak.] Having the same relative position, proportion, value, or structure. Especially: (a) (Geom.) Corresponding in rela... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/57
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homologous
Corresponding in structure, position, origin, etc., such as the feathers of a bird and the scales of a fish, the antigen and its specific antibody, the allelic chromosomes. ... Compare: analogous. ... Origin: Gr. Homologos = agreeing, correspondent ... (18 Nov 1997) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?homologous
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homologous
(ho-mol´ә-gәs) corresponding in structure, position, origin, or other aspects. allogeneic. pertaining to an antibody and the antigen that elicited its production. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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Homologous
• (a.) Being of the same typical structure; having like relations to a fundamental type to structure; as, those bones in the hand of man and the fore foot of a horse are homologous that correspond in their structural relations, that is, in their relations to the type structure of the fore limb ... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/homologous/
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homologous
(Gr. homologos agreeing, correspondent) corresponding in structure, position, origin, etc., as (a) the feathers of a bird and the scales of a fish, (b) antigen and its specific antibody, (c) allelic chromosomes. Cf. analogous. Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio39.html
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homologous
homologous 1. Used of structures of traits having common ancestry but not necessarily retaining similarity of structure, function, or behaviour. 2. Sharing a similar or related structure, position, function, or value. 2. In biology, sharing the same origin but having a different function, as do, e.g... Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2791/3
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Homologous
In physiology, homologous means corresponding in type of structure; thus, the human arm, the foreleg of a horse, the wing of a bird, and the swimming-paddle of a dolphin or whale, being all composed essentially of the same structural elements, are said to be homologous, though they are adapted for q... Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BH.HTM
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Homologous
In geometry, homologous means corresponding in relative position and proportion. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/GH.HTM
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homologous
Type: Term Pronunciation: hō-mol′ō-gŭs Definitions: 1. In biology or zoology, denoting organs or parts corresponding in evolutionary origin and similar to some extent in structure, but not necessarily similar in function. 2. In chemistry, denoting a single chemical series, diffe... Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=41373
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homologous
In biology, a term describing an organ or structure possessed by members of different taxonomic groups (for example, species, genera, families, orders) that originally derived from the same structure in a common ancestor. The wing of a bat, the arm of a monkey, and the flipper of a seal are homologo... Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0008031.html
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homologous
adjective, Greek homos = same, and logos = word, hence a part with similar morphology but different function. Found op http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/glossary.cgi?
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homologous
1) Homologic 2) Homological Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/homologous/1
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