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homologous

/huh-mol-uh-guhs, hoh-/US // həˈmɒl ə gəs, hoʊ- //UK // (həʊˈmɒləɡəs, hɒ-) //

同类,对应的,相似的,同源

Related Words

alike类似于,同类,类似的,有如analogous类比,类似的,类比的,类似correspondent通讯员,通信员,记者corresponding相应的,相应地,相应,相应的是related相关,相关的,有关,有关的autologous自体,自体的,自家的,自身homologized同源的,同源性的,同源化,同源性

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having the same or a similar relation; corresponding, as in relative position or structure.
    • : corresponding in structure and in origin, but not necessarily in function: The wing of a bird and the foreleg of a horse are homologous.
    • : having the same alleles or genes in the same order of arrangement: homologous chromosomes.
    • : Chemistry. of the same chemical type, but differing by a fixed increment of an atom or a constant group of atoms: Methyl and ethyl alcohols are homologous.
    • : Immunology. pertaining to an antigen and its specific antibody.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.similar
Synonyms
alike类似于,同类,类似的,有如analogous类比,类似的,类比的,类似autologous自体,自体的,自家的,自身correspondent通讯员,通信员,记者corresponding相应的,相应地,相应,相应的是homologized同源的,同源性的,同源化,同源性related相关,相关的,有关,有关的

Examples

  • There are studies showing that human genes can substitute for homologous yeast genes, so there could be many pathways to success.

  • First, correlation of growth: Homologous organs tend to vary in the same direction, and together.

  • Homologous reactions are arbitrarily valued as 100 per cent, and heterologous reactions are expressed accordingly.

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