homologous
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Homologous characteristics that have evolved more recently are shared only within smaller groups of organisms.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Homologous chromosomes are the same length and have specific nucleotide segments called genes in exactly the same location, or locus.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Homologous structures share a similar embryonic origin; analogous organs have a similar function.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Homologous chromosomes are matched pairs containing genes for the same traits in identical locations along their length.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
Homologous parts, from having the same nature, are apt to blend together and, when many exist, to vary in number.
From The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) by Darwin, Charles
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