homology

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However, homology between trunk somites and such head segments has been controversial.

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2024

This is the description of the chemical based on its topological characteristics—essentially the collection of information gained through persistent homology, such as the number of stubborn holes in each dimension.

From Scientific American • Sep. 26, 2022

DNA analysis shows that emus and ostriches share more genetic homology with flying birds which live in the same region than with each other.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Serpell and other scientists tend to characterize this position as an overcorrection, but those who espouse it often begin by questioning the homology between dogs and wolves.

From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2021

In serial homology with the thigh and leg are the bones of the arm and we find that these are undergoing an increase in length commensurate with the increase of the legs.

From The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male by Hall, Winfield Scott