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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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The word processor and the data sheet applications had gained more ergonomic and are equivalent to their so expensive homolog.
Our ability to detect doubly recombinant chromosomes depends on the genotype of the homolog after fertilization.
In the present context, a molecular genetic marker is considered as a point on a pair of homolog chromosomes of a diploid species.
Well, now this is not the case, for during the reduction division the two paired homolog chromosomes cross over each other and exchange parts.
While PCN are considered as a class, physical-chemical and toxicological properties vary by congener and homolog group.
The cnidarian homolog of the nervous system is a nerve net that is largely ectodermal.

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