homolog
UK/ˈhɒməlɒɡ//ˈhɑːməlɑːɡ/
homolog noun: a phoneme, morpheme, or word shared by two languages or dialects, via cognation or naturalization.
Noun
homolog (plural homologs)
- A phoneme, morpheme, or word shared by two languages or dialects, via cognation or naturalization.
- One of a group of similar DNA sequences that share a common ancestry, or the peptides or proteins that they encode; the counterpart gene or protein in another taxon evolved from a common ancestor (molecularly it may be either identical or similar).
- TP53 is the human homolog of murine Trp53.
- Detecting remote homolog by protein similarity network.2008, Chan-seok Jeong, Minho Lee, Dongsup Kim, edited by Ratko Magjarevic, World Congress of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering 2006, Volume 1 (Biomedical Engineering), →ISBN, page 171
- A member of a homologous series.
- A belief, practice, concept, or artifact that has a counterpart in another culture.
Forms of homolog
| plural | homologs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | homologue |
| alternative form (archaic) | homologon |
Origin of homolog
Borrowed from French homologue, From Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος (homólogos, “agreeing, of one mind”), equivalent to homo- + -log.
Words formed from homolog
Questions about homolog
- What does homolog mean?
- Homolog means a phoneme, morpheme, or word shared by two languages or dialects, via cognation or naturalization.
- What part of speech is homolog?
- Homolog is a noun.
- How do you pronounce homolog?
- Homolog is pronounced /ˈhɒməlɒɡ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of homolog?
- The plural of homolog is homologs.
Words near homolog in the dictionary
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