homologous adj

1 having the same evolutionary origin but serving different functions; "the wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous" [ant: analogous, heterologous]

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" [ant: heterologous, autologous]

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Adjective

homologous

1. Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity such that it suggests a common origin.
2. corresponding to a similar structure in another life form with a common evolutionary origin e.g. flippers and hands
3. belonging to a series of aliphatic organic compounds that differ only by the addition of a CH2 group
4. having the same morphology as another chromosome
5. homologous blood donation
6. That which is or are derived from the same ancestral structure, base or origination.

Derived terms

• homologous series

Related terms

• homologue
• homologize
• homology
• autologous
• heterologous

Translations

Homology may refer to:

• Homology (anthropology), analogy between human beliefs, practices or artifacts due to genetic or historical connections.
• Homology (biology): similar structures due to shared ancestry.
• Homology (chemistry): a compound of a series differing only by repeated units
• Homology (mathematics), a procedure to associate a sequence of abelian groups or modules with a given mathematical object.
• Homology (sociology), a structural 'resonance' between the different elements making up a socio-cultural whole.
• Homology modeling, a method of protein structure prediction

Homologous may refer to:

• Homologous series (chemistry), a series of organic compounds with a similar general formula.
• Homologous temperature, the temperature of a material as a fraction of its absolute melting point.
• Homologous chromosomes, chromosomes in a biological cell that pair up (synapse) during meiosis.

analogous, answering, approximate, approximating, approximative, close, coequal, comparable, complemental, complementary, correspondent, corresponding, equipollent, equivalent, like, near, proximate, reciprocal, reciprocative, relatable, similar, tantamount