Homologue

Meaning

Noun

●

In Linguistics:

Something

; a

or part,

chemical compound

,

,

, or

element.

A

,

, or

by two

or

, via

or naturalization.

●

In Biology, Genetics & Medicine:

Something

; a

or part,

chemical compound

,

,

, or

element.

One of a group of

DNA

that

a common

, or the

or

that they

; the

or

in another

from a

common ancestor

(molecularly it may be either

or

).

●

In Organic chemistry:

Something

; a

or part,

chemical compound

,

,

, or

element.

A

of a

series.

●

In Cultural anthropology:

Something

; a

or part,

chemical compound

,

,

, or

element.

A

,

,

, or

that has a

in another culture.

Sourced from

Origin

homologue

English

homologue

French

ὁμόλογος

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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