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homology

/həˈmɒlədʒi/noun

उच्चारण हमॉलजी

समजातता, समरूपता

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nounhomologies
  1. 1

    [U, C] technical

    the quality of being similar in position, structure or origin

    समजातता, समरूपता

    • the homology between the two sets of data

    Synonyms similarity correspondence

  2. 2

    [U] biology

    the fact of having the same basic structure and origin, though not necessarily the same use

    समजातता (जीव विज्ञान)

    • The homology of a human arm and a bat's wing shows that they share a common ancestor.
◇Word family
homologous adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

similarity correspondence

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Do not confuse homologous organs (same structure and origin but different use, like a human arm and a whale's flipper) and analogous organs (same use but different structure, like the wings of a bird and an insect).

Homologous organs (संरचना और उत्पत्ति समान पर कार्य अलग, जैसे मनुष्य का हाथ और व्हेल का flipper) और analogous organs (कार्य समान पर संरचना अलग, जैसे पक्षी और कीट के पंख) में भ्रम न करें।