HOMOLOGOUS
- having the same relative structure also HOMOLOGICAL [adj]
- Having the same relation, relative position, or structure, in particular
- (of organs) Similar in position, structure, and evolutionary origin but not necessarily in function
- (of chromosomes) Pairing at meiosis and having the same structural features and pattern of genes
- (of a series of chemical compounds) Having the same functional group but differing in composition by a fixed group of atoms