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homeologous

US/ˌhoʊmiˈɒləɡəs/

homeologous is the alternative spelling of homoeologous.

Meaning of homoeologous

Adjective

homoeologous (not comparable)

  1. (of a chromosome) Similar in genetic makeup, especially that were homologous in an ancestral form.
    • By using blocking DNA and pre-annealing to block homoeologous sequences, labeled genomic DNA probes from one parent could not hybridize to chromosomes from the other one.2015, Xiaoting Huang et al., “Genomic in situ hybridization identifies parental chromosomes in hybrid scallop (Bivalvia, Pectinoida, Pectinidae) between female Chlamys farreri and male Argopecten...

Forms of homeologous

comparativemore homeologous
superlativemost homeologous

Origin of homeologous

By surface analysis, homeology + -ous.

Words that rhyme with homeologous

Questions about homeologous

What is homeologous the alternative spelling of?
Homeologous is the alternative spelling of homoeologous.
How do you pronounce homeologous?
Homeologous is pronounced /ˌhoʊmiˈɒləɡəs/ (US).

Words near homeologous in the dictionary

  1. homeoloci
  2. homeolocus
  3. homeolog
  4. homeological
  5. homeologies
  6. homeologous
  7. homeologs
  8. homeologue
  9. homeologues
  10. homeology
  11. homeomeric

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Adapted from Wiktionary: homeologous (page history and authors); homoeologous (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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