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Homologous logo #10101) Akin 2) Alike 3) Equal 4) Homologic 5) Homological
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Homologous logo #10101) Homologic 2) Homological
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Homologous logo #21002• (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 in vertebrates. • (a.) Having the same relati...
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homologous logo #21005(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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homologous logo #22241See graft.
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Homologous logo #22512Having the same evolutionary origin but serving different functions.
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Homologous logo #22340Organs or parts which exhibit similarity in structure, in position with reference to other parts, and in mode of development, but not necessarily similarity of function, are said to be homologous.
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homologous logo #20973Corresponding 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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homologous logo #21001(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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homologous logo #10444(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 logo #20972Ho·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 relative position and proportion. « In similar ...
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Homologous logo #22487Related in origin or morphology
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homologous logo #21219Type: 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, differing by fixed increments. 3. In genetics, denoting...
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Homologous logo #20909Homologous: The relationship between two chromosomes that are paired and so are homologs of each other.
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Homologous logo #21217In 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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Homologous logo #21217In geometry, homologous means corresponding in relative position and proportion.
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homologous logo #20400[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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homologous logo #21009homologous 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., the wing of a bird and the fin of a fish. 3. In...
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homologous logo #23221similar in appearance, structure and usually function. For HIV, the same strain of the virus.
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homologous logo #24147Means corresponding to or very much similar in position, structure, value or function, sharing common ancestry.
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homologous logo #21221In 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 homologous because they all derive from the forelimb of an...
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homologous logo #21450adjective, Greek homos = same, and logos = word, hence a part with similar morphology but different function.
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homologous logo #22445Related or similar in characteristics.
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homologous logo #22581Describes the two similar chromosomes that form a pair in a diploid cell.
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homologous logo #21199having the same or a similar relation; corresponding, as in relative position or structure. · corresponding in structure and in origin, but not necessarily in function: The wing of a bird and the foreleg of a horse are homologous. · having the same alleles or genes in the same order of arrangement: homologous chromosomes. · of the s...
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