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homologue

[hoh-muh-lawg, -log, hom-uh-] / ˈhoʊ məˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg, ˈhɒm ə- /
NOUN
parallel
Synonyms
STRONGEST
analogy comparison corollary resemblance similarity
STRONG
analogue correlate correspondence correspondent counterpart double duplicate duplication equal equivalent kin likeness match parallelism twin
WEAK
countertype
Antonyms
STRONGEST
difference dissimilarity unlikeness
WEAK
divergence opposite reverse

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The maize homologue ZmWAK is involved in defence against fungal pathogens30.

From Nature • May 8, 2018

Bacillus subtilis gene names are used when no C. difficile homologue is available.

From Nature • May 3, 2016

Bacillus subtilis gene names are used when no C. difficile homologue is available.

From Nature • May 3, 2016

By the way, if Kaiju are bio-engineered we might speculate that they wouldn’t have a DNA homologue at all.

From Scientific American • Jul. 25, 2013

The vesicula prostratica, which has been observed in many male mammals, is now universally acknowledged to be the homologue of the female uterus, together with the connected passage.

From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I by Darwin, Charles