homology

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However, homology between trunk somites and such head segments has been controversial.

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2024

This is the description of the chemical based on its topological characteristics—essentially the collection of information gained through persistent homology, such as the number of stubborn holes in each dimension.

From Scientific American • Sep. 26, 2022

The various metabolic processes and core functions in E. coli share homology with higher organisms.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Serpell and other scientists tend to characterize this position as an overcorrection, but those who espouse it often begin by questioning the homology between dogs and wolves.

From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2021

If her instincts had centred on him there must be some deeper meaning than passion or even intellectual homology.

From Black Oxen by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn