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orthologous

orthologous adjective: exhibiting orthology; having been separated by a speciation event. Usually while retaining the same function.

Adjective

orthologous (not comparable)

  1. Exhibiting orthology; having been separated by a speciation event. Usually while retaining the same function.

Origin of orthologous

From orthology + -ous.

Words formed from orthologous

Questions about orthologous

What does orthologous mean?
Orthologous means exhibiting orthology; having been separated by a speciation event. Usually while retaining the same function.
What part of speech is orthologous?
Orthologous is an adjective.

Words near orthologous in the dictionary

  1. ortholinear
  2. ortholinearity
  3. ortholog
  4. orthological
  5. orthologization
  6. orthologous
  7. orthologously
  8. orthologs
  9. orthologue
  10. orthologues
  11. orthology

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