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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ho•mol•o•gous (hə mol′ə gəs, hō-),USA pronunciation adj. - having the same or a similar relation;
corresponding, as in relative position or structure. - Surgery, Geneticscorresponding in structure and in origin, but not necessarily in function:The wing of a bird and the foreleg of a horse are homologous.
- Geneticshaving the same alleles or genes in the same order of arrangement:homologous chromosomes.
- Chemistryof the same chemical type, but differing by a fixed increment of an atom or a constant group of atoms:Methyl and ethyl alcohols are homologous.
- Immunologypertaining to an antigen and its specific antibody.
- Greek homólogos agreeing, equivalent. to homo- homo- + -logos proportional, equivalent. to log- (stem of lógos proportion; see logos) + -os -ous
- Medieval Latin homologus
- 1650–60
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: homologous /həʊˈmɒləɡəs hɒ-/, homological /ˌhəʊməˈlɒdʒɪkəl ˌhɒm-/, homologic adj - having a related or similar position, structure, etc
- (of a series of organic compounds) having similar characteristics and structure but differing by a number of CH2 groups
- (of organs and parts) having the same evolutionary origin but different functions: the wing of a bat and the paddle of a whale are homologous
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