homologous
- IPA[həˈmɒləɡəs]
英式
- having the same relation, relative position, or structure.;(of organs) similar in position, structure, and evolutionary origin but not necessarily in function
- 釋義
形容詞
- 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.
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- IPA[hōˈmäləɡəs]
美式
- having the same relation, relative position, or structure.
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