ALL meanings of homologous
ho·mol·o·gous
H h - adjective homologous having the same or a similar relation; corresponding, as in relative position or structure. 1
- adjective homologous corresponding in structure and in origin, but not necessarily in function: The wing of a bird and the foreleg of a horse are homologous. 1
- adjective homologous having the same alleles or genes in the same order of arrangement: homologous chromosomes. 1
- adjective homologous Chemistry. of the same chemical type, but differing by a fixed increment of an atom or a constant group of atoms: Methyl and ethyl alcohols are homologous. 1
- adjective homologous Immunology. pertaining to an antigen and its specific antibody. 1
- adjective homologous similar, of the same type 1
- noun homologous Having the same relation, relative position, or structure, in particular. 1
- adjective homologous Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity. 0
- adjective homologous having a related or similar position, structure, etc 0
- adjective homologous (of a series of organic compounds) having similar characteristics and structure but differing by a number of CH2 groups 0
- adjective homologous (of two or more tissues) identical in structure 0
- adjective homologous (of a vaccine) prepared from the infecting microorganism 0
- adjective homologous (of organs and parts) having the same evolutionary origin but different functions 0
- adjective homologous (of elements) playing a similar role in distinct figures or functions 0
- adjective homologous corresponding in structure, position, character, etc. 0
- adjective homologous corresponding in basic type of structure and deriving from a common primitive origin 0
- adjective homologous designating or of a series of compounds each member of which has a structure differing regularly by some increment (as a CH2 group) from that of the adjacent members 0
- adjective homologous having this relation with another or other compounds of such a series 0
- adjective homologous designating or of a series of elements in the same group or period of the periodic table, as the halogens, actinides, etc. 0
- adjective homologous of a serum given to and derived from the same species 0
- adjective homologous of a serum given to another species but for fighting the same bacterium 0
- adjective homologous homoplastic (sense 2) 0