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Definitions of homologous
  1. adjective
    having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function
    "the wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous"

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  2. corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species
    "a homologous tissue graft"
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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
  • cowper's gland either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra; homologous to Bartholin's gland in the female
  • homologise make homologous
  • law of independent assortment each member of a pair of homologous chromosomes separates independently of the members of other pairs so the results are random
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