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homologous

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Definition of homologous

as in analogous

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Recent Examples of homologous For example, in a simplified model of inheritance, one chromosome may carry an allele associated with brown eyes and its homologous partner, an allele associated with blue eyes. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 July 2026 Another interesting recommendation from ACIP is to use vaccines from the same manufacturer (homologous vaccines). — Judy Stone, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 Brain probes conducted during virtual jaunts have uncovered many points that apply to the human brain also, which is homologous to the mouse brain, Dombeck notes. — IEEE Spectrum, 9 Dec. 2023

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Astronomers are finding that in between the brightest stars, the 'tallest skyscrapers' in the above analogy, there are much fainter stars analogous to smaller buildings.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026
War weariness on the rise Ukrainian experts say the logic of hitting largely consumer targets is in part retribution for analogous Russian attacks, and that disrupted supply chains affect the military as well.

— Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026

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For the past three decades, he’s been focused on developing a program called homological mirror symmetry, which has its roots in string theory.

— Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 12 Dec. 2025
Sheridan, Sheel Ganatra and Timothy Perutz—is building on seminal ideas introduced in 1990s by Kontsevich related to his homological mirror symmetry conjecture.

— Kevin Hartnett, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2018

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