paralogy
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Blue denotes anterior Hox genes, yellow denotes paralogy group 3 Hox genes, green and purple denote central Hox genes and red denotes posterior Hox genes.
From Nature ● Oct. 3, 2012
When the thing is maintained, not as a mere windy sentimentality, but with some notion of carrying it logically, the result is invariably a display of paralogy so absurd that it becomes pathetic.
From In Defense of Women by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken
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