单词 | homology |
释义 | homology /heuh mol"euh jee, hoh-/, n. , pl. homologies. 1. the state of being homologous; homologous relation or correspondence. 2. Biol. a. a fundamental similarity based on common descent. b. a structural similarity of two segments of one animal based on a common developmental origin. 3. Chem. the similarity of organic compounds of a series in which each member differs from its adjacent compounds by a fixed increment, as by CH2. 4. Math. a classification of figures according to certain topological properties. [1650-60; < Gk homología agreement, equiv. to homólog(os) HOMOLOGOUS + -ia -Y3] |
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