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Definition of: homologous

(hō·molə·gəs) adjective
1. Having a similar structure, proportion, value, or position.
2. Proportional to each other.
3. Identical in nature, relation, or the like.
4. Biol. Denoting either of a pair of sexually differentiated chromosomes which unite at meiosis.
5. Med. Pertaining to or designating a serum protecting against the same bacterium from which it was prepared. [<Gk. homologos agreeing <homos the same + logos speech <legein speak]

Most often used phrases:

homologous recombination
homologous chromosomes
homologous series
homologous chromosome
homologous proteins
homologous structures
highly homologous
homologous sequences
homologous genes
homologous dna
homologous protein
homologous structure
homologous region
structurally homologous
homologous gene

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