noun🔗ShareSomething homologous; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound or a chromosome."The human arm and a bat's wing are considered a homologue because they share a similar bone structure, indicating a common ancestor. "biologychemistryorgancompoundpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA word shared by two languages or dialects.""The word 'computer' is a clear homologue between English and German." "languagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne of a group of similar DNA sequences that share a common ancestry."The gene for eye color in fruit flies is a homologue of a gene that controls early brain development in humans, showing their shared evolutionary history. "biologybiochemistryorganismscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA member of a homologous series"Methane, ethane, and propane are homologues in the alkane series. "chemistrycompoundscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
