| 释义 |
homologous 1 | homologous 2 | [TOP]homologous
hom·olo·gous / həˈmɔləɡəs; <ɪ style="color:#62081f">ŋæmə <ʃOŋð color="#ˌdˌdˌd">houˈmɑ:l-; <ʃOŋð color="#ˌdˌdˌd">he- / adjective ~ (with sth) (technical 术语) similar in position, structure, etc. to sth else
(位置、结构等)相应的,类似的；同源的:
The seal's flipper is homologous with the human arm.
海豹的鳍肢与人类的手臂同源。 [TOP]homologous
UK [hə.mɒl.ə.gəs] US [hoʊ'mɑ:.lə-]
adjective
formal
» having a similar position, structure, value or purpose
相似的；相应的（有相似位置、结构、价值或目的等）
■ specialized
» in biology, having the same origin although now having a different purpose or shape as a result of evolution (= gradual change over millions of years)
同源的（生物学术语：经过了数百万年的进化演变，尽管形态、用途已不尽相同，但拥有相同的起源）
The wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous structures.
蝙蝠的翅膀和人类的手臂是相应的同源结构。 |