homology

  1. Noun.  A homologous relationship.
  2. Noun.  (biology) A correspondence of structures in two life forms with a common evolutionary origin, such as flippers and hands.
  3. Noun.  (chemistry) The relationship between the elements in the same group of the periodic table, or between organic compounds in a homologous series.
  4. Noun.  (mathematics) A theory associating a system of quotient groups to each topological space.
  5. Noun.  (mathematics) A system of quotient groups associated to a topological space.
  6. Noun.  (genetics) The presence of the same series of bases in related genes.

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