Look up: homologous

1. 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
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2. Homologous
   Derived from the same ancestral structure.
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3. Homologous
   Homologous: The relationship between two chromosomes that are paired and so are homologs of each other.
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4. 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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5. 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...
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6. 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) ...
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7. 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.
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8. 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 ...
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9. 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.
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10. 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...
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11. 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 quite different functions.
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12. Homologous
    In geometry, homologous means corresponding in relative position and proportion.
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13. 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...
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14. 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...
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15. homologous
    adjective, Greek homos = same, and logos = word, hence a part with similar morphology but different function.
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