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homologue

UK/ˈhɒməlɒɡ//ˈhɑːməlɑːɡ/

homologue is the alternative spelling of homolog.

Meaning of homolog

Noun

homolog (plural homologs)

  1. A phoneme, morpheme, or word shared by two languages or dialects, via cognation or naturalization.
  2. 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.
  3. A member of a homologous series.
  4. (cultural anthropology) A belief, practice, concept, or artifact that has a counterpart in another culture.

Forms of homologue

pluralhomologues
alternative formhomolog
alternative form (archaic)homologon

Origin of homologue

Borrowed from French homologue. Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος (homólogos). By surface analysis, homo- + -logue.

Words formed from homologue

Questions about homologue

What is homologue the alternative spelling of?
Homologue is the alternative spelling of homolog.
How do you pronounce homologue?
Homologue is pronounced /ˈhɒməlɒɡ/ (UK).

Words near homologue in the dictionary

  1. homologous recombinations
  2. homologous series
  3. homologously
  4. homolographic
  5. homologs
  6. homologue
  7. homologues
  8. homologumena
  9. homology
  10. homology group
  11. homology groups

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: homologue (page history and authors); homolog (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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