Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That which is homologous; something having the same relative position, proportion, value, or structure.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun That which is homologous to something else
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- noun Something
homologous ; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound or a chromosome. - noun linguistics A word shared by two languages or dialects.
- noun genetics One of a group of similar DNA sequences that share a common ancestry.
- noun organic chemistry A member of a
homologous series
Etymologies
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Examples
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The parts which stand in such a relation to each other are said to be homologous, and one such part or organ is called the homologue of the other.
Glossary of the Principal Scientific Terms Used in the Present Volume 1909
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The parts which stand in such a relation to each other are said to be homologous, and one such part or organ is called the homologue of the other.
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The ring of the third division is the "homologue" of the ring of the fifth, the appendage of the former is the homologue of the appendage of the latter.
Lay Sermons, Addresses and Reviews Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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The ring of the third division is the "homologue" of the ring of the fifth, the appendage of the former is the homologue of the appendage of the latter.
Lectures and Essays Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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In contrast, the allergenic tropomyosins are all from invertebrates such as insects, crustaceans and nematodes and at most are only 55% identical to the closest human homologue , said Dr Heimo Breiteneder of the Medical University of Vienna.
Why Some Foods Are More Allergenic Than Others Steve Carper 2007
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This is the psychological homologue of the “Divine Wrath” that roasted Christ.
Boing Boing 2007
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In Dictyostelium, three genes required for such a mechanism was found, one of which has the name Cbl. "This is entirely unexpected," note the researchers, "because it is the first time that a Cbl homologue has been observed outside the animal kingdom."
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In contrast, the allergenic tropomyosins are all from invertebrates such as insects, crustaceans and nematodes and at most are only 55% identical to the closest human homologue , said Dr Heimo Breiteneder of the Medical University of Vienna.
Archive 2007-10-01 Steve Carper 2007
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White House leader George W. Bush follows in the footprints of his French homologue, Nicolas Sarkozy, as far as the public behavior is concerned.
George W. Bush in informal basketball "chest-five" with U.S. Air Force Academy graduate 2008
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Francois Fillon, the French PM, visited his homologue in Algeria a couple days ago.
Ask the Experts About Algeria - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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