A homologous tissue graft. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Comparing aligned positions in homologous protein sequences two different behaviors are found. From Wordnik.com. [2008 October - Telic Thoughts] Reference
Characters can be binary, or they can are called homologous characters. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
They are called homologous because they have similar parts in similar relations. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Living Machine A Review of the Conclusions of Modern Biology in Regard to the Mechanism Which Controls the Phenomena of Living Activity] Reference
The protein produced by the Brca1 gene participates in an important DNA repair pathway called homologous recombination (HR). From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
Proliferating blood stem cells undergo DNA repair using a high-fidelity process known as homologous recombination, which has. From Wordnik.com. [innovations-report] Reference
The gene content and gene order of LyxyMNPV were similar to those of LdMNPV, with 151 ORFs identified as homologous to those reported in the LdMNPV genome. From Wordnik.com. [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference
We owe to Owen the first clear distinction between "homologous" and. From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
The term "homologous" may be applied to parts in two individual animals of different kinds, or to different parts of the same individual. From Wordnik.com. [On the Genesis of Species] Reference
This technique assumes organisms have genes in common, however, or that these "homologous" genes can be identified. From Wordnik.com. [Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News] Reference
There are homologous parts not genetically related. From Wordnik.com. [On the Genesis of Species] Reference
Homodynamous: serially homologous: homology of the metameres. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Good instances of such homologous cures are afforded by the common. From Wordnik.com. [Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure] Reference
The association with the antelope of the homologous deities in India and. From Wordnik.com. [The Evolution of the Dragon] Reference
The palea is homologous with the prophyllum which it very much resembles. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference
The liver and spleen as homologous organs, -- as parts of the same whole quantity. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
I suddenly have a deep desire to ignore homologous recombination for my sketch pencils. From Wordnik.com. [qdiosa Diary Entry] Reference
In other words the similarity of the names of these homologous substances is a mere coincidence. From Wordnik.com. [The Evolution of the Dragon] Reference
It consists of a mixture of homologous hydrocarbons, which form a solid under ordinary conditions. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889] Reference
Like the other classes of organic compounds, the organic acids may be arranged in homologous series. From Wordnik.com. [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference
He classes together nails and claws, the spines of the hedgehog, and hair, as being homologous structures. From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
Aparently her evilness is a homologous recessive gene therefore, for some odd reason, she is "still out there". From Wordnik.com. [superhero99 Diary Entry] Reference
They are serially homologous with, for example, the uncinate processes of the ribs in birds (see Figs. 5 and 6). From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
Organs, therefore, which perform the same function and are similar in external form are not necessary homologous. From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
An examination of the literature relating to Osiris and the large series of homologous deities in other countries. From Wordnik.com. [The Evolution of the Dragon] Reference
Anti-doping officials have used other methods to detect homologous blood doping (the injection of donor cells) since 2004. From Wordnik.com. [Former Gerolsteiner manager levels doping charge against Leipheimer] Reference
Analogous: similar in function; but differing in origin and structure: e.g. the wings of birds and insects: see homologous. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
And we shall see in cases of disease and of malformation what a tendency there is to a similar affection of homologous parts. From Wordnik.com. [On the Genesis of Species] Reference
Parts homologous in this sense might develop in different ways, but no great importance was to be attached to such a circumstance. From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
Avermectins designated as A1, A2, B1 and B2 refer to mixtures of the homologous pairs containing at least 80% of the major component. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
So, too, organs which were homologous in the ordinary sense, as the heart of birds and mammals, might have arisen separately in evolution. From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
Thus "the right and left hands," or "joints of the backbone," or "the teeth of the two jaws," are homologous parts of the same individual. From Wordnik.com. [On the Genesis of Species] Reference
Organs can be homologous only within the limits of the big groups; there can be no question of homology between members of different types. From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
In ascending metamorphosis we have a gauge of the extent of alteration that may take place in the several homologous organs under existing circumstances. From Wordnik.com. [Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants] Reference
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