homologous

英 [h?'m?l?g?s] 美[ho'mɑl?ɡ?s]
  • adj. 相應(yīng)的；[生物] 同源的；類(lèi)似的；一致的

英英釋意

1. having the same evolutionary origin but serving different functions;
"the wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous"
2. corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species;
"a homologous tissue graft"