Homologous

(adj.) corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species; 'a homologous tissue graft' .

(adj.) having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function; 'the wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous' .

阿曼达录入

• Homologous parts tend to vary in the same manner, and homologous parts tend to cohere. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• Hence in the several fishes furnished with electric organs, these cannot be considered as homologous, but only as analogous in function. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• Such parts, whether more or less modified, unless their common origin became wholly obscured, would be serially homologous. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• Hence the same names can be given to the homologous bones in widely different animals. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• The anterior and posterior limbs in all the higher vertebrate classes are plainly homologous. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.

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