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"the wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous"adjectivehaving the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function
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"a homologous tissue graft"corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same speciesOpposite:
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- double used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
- button a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
- clitoris a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
- clit a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
- crossover the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis
- forelimb the front limb (or the homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing)
- synapsis the side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosis
- bulbourethral gland either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra; homologous to Bartholin's gland in the female
- hind limb a posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals
- homologize be homologous