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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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Our ability to detect doubly recombinant chromosomes depends on the genotype of the homolog after fertilization.
The so-called Hemingway cats have six digits, with the extra digit the homolog of the human thumb, which gives the paw a mittenlike appearance.
Similarly, mutations within the Drosophila CBP homolog have wide-ranging pleiotropic phenotypes.
While PCN are considered as a class, physical-chemical and toxicological properties vary by congener and homolog group.
In the present context, a molecular genetic marker is considered as a point on a pair of homolog chromosomes of a diploid species.
Meiotic chromosome segregation is initiated when tension signals the bipolar attachment of microtubules to each homolog pair.

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