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Meanings of homologous organs in English

Russian
гомология
Portuguese
homologia
Spanish
órganos homologos
Catalan
homòleg

Existence of shared ancestry between a pair of structures, or genes, in different taxa.

гомология
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Examples for "homology"
Examples for "homology"
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This value is extremely low as a homology rate between known actins.
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Building homology models requires specialized programs and up-to-date sequence and structural databases.
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Newt fringe shows high homology with radical fringe homologues of many species.
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They exhibit structural homology but have differential receptor binding and regulatory mechanisms.
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Fifteen ORFs did not show any significant homology to known gene sequences.
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Usage of homologous organs in English
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We are safe in laying down a law that antennae are homologous organs and used for identical purposes on all forms of life carrying them.
Moths of the Limberlost: A Book About Limberlost Cabin