| ADJECTIVE | all | homologous | having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function |
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| all | homologous | corresponding or similar in position or structure / structure or function or characteristics / characteristics |
| Sounds | hhahmaa'lahgahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | Having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function. | |
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| Example | "the wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous" | |
| Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
| Narrower | homologic, homological | Similar in evolutionary origin but not in function |
| Opposite | analogous | corresponding / corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin |
| heterologous, heterologic, heterological | not corresponding / corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin | |
| Spanish | homólogo | |
| Meaning | corresponding or similar in position or structure / structure or function or characteristics / characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species. | |
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| Example | "a homologous tissue graft" | |
| Opposite | autologous | derived from organisms of the selfsame individual |
| heterologous | derived from organisms of a different but related species | |
| Spanish | homólogo | |
| Nouns | homology | the quality of being similar or corresponding / corresponding in position or value or structure or function |
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