homologue
noun[C]
(USalsohomolog)uk/ˈhɒm.ə.lɒɡ/us/ˈhɑː.mə.lɑːɡ/formal
something that has asimilarposition,structure,value, orpurposeto somethingelse:
（有相似位置、结构、价值等的）相应物Chronicfatiguesyndromehas haditshomologues for manyyears,includingsuchpoorlydescribeddiseasestatesas neurasthenia.多年来一直存在慢性疲劳综合征的同源症，包括神经衰弱等描述不清的疾病状态。
I wasremindedof the manysimilaritieswith the American Civil War of 1861-65: not just thedeathtoll, but the homologue ofOxfordand Richmond,Virginia, asdoomedcapitals.这让我想起了1861-1865年美国内战的许多相似之处: 不仅是死亡人数，而且是牛津和弗吉尼亚里士满的相对应之处，这两个在劫难逃的首府。
biologyspecialized
something that has the sameoriginas somethingelsebut now has a differentpurposeorshapeas aresultofevolution(=gradualchangeover millions ofyears):
同源物，同源异型体Connections betweenvisualand cerebellarregionsareputativehumanhomologues ofconnectionsin the macaquebrain.据推定，猕猴大脑视觉区跟小脑区间的纽带是人类对应部位的同源异型体。
biologyspecialized
achromosome(= a rod-likestructureincells,containingthechemicalpatternsthatcontrolwhat ananimalorplantis like)thatcontainssimilarinformationto anotherchromosomethat itformsapairwith duringmeiosis(= atypeofcelldivision):
（细胞）同源染色体Adiploidcellcontainstwo of eachtypeofchromosome, one homologue from themotherand one homologue from thefather.一个二倍体细胞中，每一种类型的染色体都含有两条，一条同源染色体来自母体，一条同源染色体来自父体。
Being or appearing similar or the same
- a passing resemblanceidiom
- align
- aligned
- answer
- be in good companyidiom
- be in the same ballparkidiom
- be nothing/not much/very little in itidiom
- entrainment
- equal
- equalization
- even(something)out
- flatlining
- homologous
- match
- overlapping
- parallel
- passing
- placeless
- placelessness
- resemble
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