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 ho·mol·o·gous /hoˈmɑləgəs, hə-/
 (a.)相應的,對應的,一致的

 ho·mol·o·gous /hoˈmɑləgəs, hə-/ 形容詞
 對應染色體,同源染色體,同等染色體,同種(異體)的,同源的,同系的,類似的,相應的

 Ho·mol·o·gous a.  Having the same relative position, proportion, value, or structure. Especially: (a) Geom. Corresponding in relative position and proportion.
    In similar polygons, the corresponding sides, angles, diagonals, etc., are homologous.   --Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.).
 (b) Alg. Having the same relative proportion or value, as the two antecedents or the two consequents of a proportion. (c) Chem. Characterized by homology; belonging to the same type or series; corresponding in composition and properties. See Homology, 3. (d) Biol. Being of the same typical structure; having like relations to a fundamental type to structure; as, those bones in the hand of man and the fore foot of a horse are homologous that correspond in their structural relations, that is, in their relations to the type structure of the fore limb in vertebrates.
 Homologous stimulus. Physiol. See under Stimulus.
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 homologous
      adj 1: having the same evolutionary origin but serving different
             functions; "the wing of a bat and the arm of a man are
             homologous" [ant: analogous, heterologous]
      2: corresponding or similar in position or structure or
         function or characteristics; especially derived from an
         organism of the same species; "a homologous tissue graft"
         [ant: heterologous, autologous]