paralogous
English
Adjective
paralogous (comparative more paralogous, superlative most paralogous)
- (genetics) (of multiple genes at different chromosomal locations in the same organism) Having a similar structure indicating divergence from a common ancestral gene
- (figurative) Having a similar structure, quality or nature indicating divergence or relationship from a common point of origin.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- coparalogous
- diparalogous
- monoparalogous
- paralogous locus
- tetraparalogous
- triparalogous
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