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1. (adj.) homologous
having the same or a similar relation; corresponding, as in relative position or structure.
2. homologous
having the same alleles or genes in the same order of arrangement.
3. homologous
of the same chemical type, but differing by a fixed increment of an atom or a constant group of atoms.
4. homologous
pertaining to an antigen and its specific antibody.
Etymology: (1650–60; < ML homologus < Gk homólogos agreeing; see homo -, -logous)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) homologous
having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function
"the wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous"
2. (adj) homologous
corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species
"a homologous tissue graft"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) homologous
having the same relative position, proportion, value, or structure
2. (adj) homologous
corresponding in relative position and proportion
3. (adj) homologous
having the same relative proportion or value, as the two antecedents or the two consequents of a proportion
4. (adj) homologous
characterized by homology; belonging to the same type or series; corresponding in composition and properties. See Homology, 3
5. (adj) homologous
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
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