| 单词 | homologous |
| 释义 | homologous /heuh mol"euh geuhs, hoh-/, adj. 1. having the same or a similar relation; corresponding, as in relative position or structure. 2. corresponding in structure and in origin, but not necessarily in function: The wing of a bird and the foreleg of a horse are homologous. 3. having the same alleles or genes in the same order of arrangement: homologous chromosomes. 4. Chem. of 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. 5. Immunol. pertaining to an antigen and its specific antibody. [1650-60; < ML homologus < Gk homólogos agreeing, equiv. to homo- HOMO- + -logos proportional, equiv. to log- (s. of lógos proportion; see LOGOS) + -os -OUS] |
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