单词 | homologous |
释义 | homologous/hɒˈmɒləɡəs /adjective 1Having the same relation, relative position, or structure.The Portuguese Society of Plant Physiology, in collaboration with the Spanish homologous society, is organizing the 9th Luso-Spanish Plant Physiology Congress and the 16th Meeting of the Spanish Society of Plant Physiology....
1.1 Biology (Of organs) similar in position, structure, and evolutionary origin but not necessarily in function: a seal’s flipper is homologous with the human arm...
Synonyms similar, comparable, equivalent, like, analogous, corresponding, correspondent, parallel, matching, kindred, related, correlative, congruent, cognate 1.2 Biology (Of chromosomes) pairing at meiosis and having the same structural features and pattern of genes.Pairing is an essential step in organizing and properly distributing homologous chromosomes during meiosis....
1.3 Chemistry (Of a series of chemical compounds) having the same functional group but differing in composition by a fixed group of atoms.Because of these regularities, the members of each group are known as a homologous series....
OriginMid 17th century: via medieval Latin from Greek homologos 'agreeing, consistent', from homos 'same' + logos 'ratio, proportion'. Rhymes |
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