homologous
ho·mo·lo·gous
adjective
1.
having the same evolutionary origin but serving different functions
- “the wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous”
2.
corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species
- “a homologous tissue graft”
Origin
From Late Latin homologus, from Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος (homólogos, “agreeing, of one mind”), from ὁμός (homós, “same”) + λόγος (lógos, “reason, reckoning”).
Phrases
- homologous blood donation
- homologous pair
- homologous recombination
- homologous series
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