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homologous

[huh-mol-uh-guhs, hoh-] / həˈmɒl ə gəs, hoʊ- /


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Typically, most animal and plant species exhibit a minimum of one and a maximum of three crossovers per a pair of homologous chromosomes.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 8, 2024

Tumor molecular characteristics were analyzed before treatment, and patients were categorized into biomarker-matched or -unmatched treatment cohorts based on ATM alterations, homologous recombination repair defects, STK11/LKB1 alterations, or high CD73 expression.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 13, 2024

The homologous pairs have matching genes arranged in the same order, with small variations within the genes -- these are the variations that make each individual unique.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2024

In mammals, membranes that are homologous to the extra-embryonic membranes in eggs are present in the placenta.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

It has recently been reported that the nucleic acid of chloroplasts is, in fact, homologous with that of certain photosynthetic microorganisms.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas


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