{"id":16689,"date":"2020-03-19T10:32:33","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T10:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=16689"},"modified":"2023-09-21T07:50:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T07:50:16","slug":"homologous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/homologous\/","title":{"rendered":"Homologous"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Similar in origin and structure but not necessarily in function.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Corresponding in structure, position, origin, etc., as (a) the feathers of a bird and the scales of a fish, (b) antigen and its specific antibody, (c) allelic chromosomes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Chromosomes or chromosome segments that are identical with respect to their constituent genetic loci and their visible structure.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>With a shared evolutionary origin, the structure of two things does not have to be similar in form to be homologous (e.g. the forelimbs of a horse and the wings of a bat).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Body organs in different sexed individuals that arise from the same embryological tissue.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Referring to chromosomes which form a pair.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Corresponding or similar in position, structure, function, or characteristics; derived from an organism of the same species, such as a homologous skin graft or homologous chromosomes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Describing organs or parts that have the same basic structure and evolutionary origin, but not necessarily the same function or superficial structure.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Similar in fundamental structure and in origin but not necessarily in function (e.g., the arm of a man, forelimb of a dog, and wing of a bird).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-75\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>Being of the same kind or sharing a similar structure.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Similar in origin and structure but not necessarily in function. 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