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   Ho·mol·o·gous

   /hōˈmäləɡəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having the same relation, relative position, or structure.
   • ▪ (of organs) similar in position, structure, and evolutionary origin but not necessarily in function: "a seal's flipper is homologous with the human arm"
   • ▪ (of chromosomes) pairing at meiosis and having the same structural features and pattern of genes.
   • ▪ (of a series of chemical compounds) having the same functional group but differing in composition by a fixed group of atoms.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: via medieval Latin from Greek homologos ‘agreeing, consistent’, from homos ‘same’ + logos ‘ratio, proportion’.

   Scrabble Points: 16

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