homoeologous


ho·moe·ol·og·ous

adj \ˌhō-mē-ˈäl-ə-gəs, ˌhäm-ē-\

Definition of HOMOEOLOGOUS

: of similar genetic constitution—used of chromosomes believed to have been completely homologous in an ancestral form
ho·moeo·logue or ho·moeo·log \ˈhō-mē-ə-ˌlg, ˈhäm-ē-, -ˌläg\ noun

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