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What does homolog mean?

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Noun
  1. Something homologous; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound or a chromosome.
  2. (linguistics) A word shared by two languages or dialects.
  3. (genetics) One of a group of similar DNA sequences that share a common ancestry.
  4. (organic chemistry) A member of a homologous series
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We are currently pursuing the development of PC-DACTM:Exendin-4, a GLP-1 homolog combined with our PC-DACTM technology.
Meiotic chromosome segregation is initiated when tension signals the bipolar attachment of microtubules to each homolog pair.
The topic of his research was Functional Characterization of Vti homolog 1b in Amblyomma americanum ticks.
Well, now this is not the case, for during the reduction division the two paired homolog chromosomes cross over each other and exchange parts.
The cnidarian homolog of the nervous system is a nerve net that is largely ectodermal.
In the present context, a molecular genetic marker is considered as a point on a pair of homolog chromosomes of a diploid species.

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