Results for homologous
On this page:
 
Dictionary:

homologous

  (hə-mŏl'ə-gəs, hō-) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Corresponding or similar in position, value, structure, or function.
  2. Biology. Similar in structure and evolutionary origin, though not necessarily in function, as the flippers of a seal and the hands of a human.
  3. Immunology. Relating to the correspondence between an antigen and the antibody produced in response to it.
  4. Genetics. Having the same morphology and linear sequence of gene loci as another chromosome.
  5. Chemistry. Belonging to or being a series of organic compounds each successive member of which differs from the preceding member by a constant increment, especially by an added CH2 group.

[From Greek homologos, agreeing : homo-, homo- + logos, word, proportion.]


 
 
Antonyms: homologous

adj

Definition: similar
Antonyms: different, dissimilar


 

1. corresponding in structure, position, origin, etc.
2. derived from an animal of the same species but of different genotype; allogeneic.


 
Best of the Web: homologous

Some good "homologous" pages on the web:


Math
mathworld.wolfram.com
 
 
 

Join the WikiAnswers Q&A community. Post a question or answer questions about "homologous" at WikiAnswers.

 

Copyrights:

Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Answers Corporation Antonyms. © 1999-2008 by Answers Corporation. All rights reserved.  Read more
Veterinary Dictionary. The Veterinary Dictionary. Copyright © 2007 by Elsevier. All rights reserved.  Read more

Search for answers directly from your browser with the FREE Answers.com Toolbar!  
Click here to download now. 

Get Answers your way! Check out all our free tools and products.

On this page:   E-mail   print Print  Link  

 

Keep Reading

Mentioned In: