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Defenition of the word homologous

    • Defenition of the word homologous

      • From the same source, or having the same evolutionary function or structure. (source: FAO)
      • corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species; "a homologous tissue graft"
      • (biology) having the same evolutionary origin but serving different functions; "the wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous"
      • having the same evolutionary origin but serving different functions; "the wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous"
      • corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species
      • having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function

    Similar words in the homologous

      • homologic
      • homological

    Antonyms for the word homologous

      • analogous
      • autologous
      • heterologic
      • heterological
      • heterologous

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