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isogenous, a. Biol.|aɪˈsɒdʒɪnəs|
[f. eccl. Gr. ἰσογενή-ς equal in kind or nature (f. ἰσο-, iso- + γένος race, descent, kind) + -ous.]
Having the same or a similar origin: said of organs or parts, in different groups of animals, derived from the same or corresponding tissue of the embryo. So iˈsogeny, the condition of being isogenous.
1884Stand. Nat. Hist. (1888) I. Introd. 17 A general homology may be indicated by the word isogeny, indicating a general similarity of origin; thus, the nervous systems of worms, arthropods, molluscs, and vertebrates are isogenous, all being derivations of the epiblast. |