homoeologous
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, homoeology + -ous.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌhoʊmiˈɒləɡəs/
- Rhymes: -ɒləɡəs
Adjective
[edit]homoeologous (not comparable)
- (genetics) (of a chromosome) Similar in genetic makeup, especially that were homologous in an ancestral form.
- Coordinate terms: homologous, heterologous
- 2015, Xiaoting Huang et al., “Genomic in situ hybridization identifies parental chromosomes in hybrid scallop (Bivalvia, Pectinoida, Pectinidae) between female Chlamys farreri and male Argopecten irradians irradians”, in Comparative Cytogenetics[1], volume 9, :
- By using blocking DNA and pre-annealing to block homoeologous sequences, labeled genomic DNA probes from one parent could not hybridize to chromosomes from the other one.
Related terms
[edit]- homeology (noun)
- homoeology (noun)