English terms dictionary. 2015.
Homologous — Ho*mol o*gous, a. [Gr. ? assenting, agreeing; ? the same + ? speech, discourse, proportion, ? to say, speak.] Having the same relative position, proportion, value, or structure. Especially: (a) (Geom.) Corresponding in relative position and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
homologous — [hō mäl′ə gəs] adj. [Gr homologos, agreeing < homos, SAME + legein, say: see LOGIC] 1. corresponding in structure, position, character, etc.: opposed to HETEROLOGOUS 2. Biol. corresponding in basic type of structure and deriving from a common… … English World dictionary
homologous — homologous. См. гомологичный. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
homologous — index analogous, coequal, coextensive, cognate, comparable (capable of comparison), equal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
homologous — 1650s, from Gk. homologos agreeing, of one mind, from homos same (see HOMO (Cf. homo ) (1)) + logos relation, reasoning, computation, related to legein reckon, select, speak (see LECTURE (Cf. lecture) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
homologous — /heuh mol euh geuhs, hoh /, adj. 1. having the same or a similar relation; corresponding, as in relative position or structure. 2. corresponding in structure and in origin, but not necessarily in function: The wing of a bird and the foreleg of a… … Universalium
homologous — adjective Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity. : Corresponding to a similar structure in another life form with a common evolutionary origin. :, : Lobules, homologous in structure, recur again only in the Gondwanalandic families… … Wiktionary
Homologous — The relationship between two chromosomes that are paired and so are homologs of each other. * * * Corresponding or alike in certain critical attributes. 1. In biology or zoology, denoting organs or parts corresponding in evolutionary origin and… … Medical dictionary
homologous — adjective Etymology: Greek homologos agreeing, from hom + legein to say more at legend Date: 1660 1. a. having the same relative position, value, or structure: as (1) exhibiting biological homology (2) having the same or allelic genes with… … New Collegiate Dictionary
homologous — (1) Derived from the tissues or DNA of a member of the same species. cf heterologous, autologous, homologous recombination. (2) Of genes, similar in sequence, cf. analogous … Dictionary of molecular biology
