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| ho·mol·o·gy [ hə mólləjee, hō mólləjee ] |
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1. biology likenesses between animals: similar characteristics in two animals that are a product of descent from a common ancestor rather than a product of a similar environment
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2. chemistry similarity between compounds: the correspondence between chemical compounds in a homologous series
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| [Early 17th century. Via late Latin< Greek homologia "agreement" < homologos (see homologous] |
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