Homology
The term "homology" was defined in 1843 by Richard Owen, a noted British paleontologist, as the "same organ under every variety of form and function." Thus homolog...
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Serial Homology
As organisms evolve, their existing structures or body parts are frequently modified to suit their needs. For example, an invertebrate with a working limb design may end up changing it...
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Homology
Homology is used to describe two things that share a common evolutionary origin. In genetics and molecular biology, homology means that the sequences of two different genes or two different p...
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Homologous Structures
Homologous structures are structures on different organisms that display a similar base structure, but have different functions. An example of a homologous structure is the human...
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Homology
Homology is a term used in comparative anatomy and evolutionary biology in reference to traits of organisms that have a common phylogenetic ancestry, but are now dissimilar in their structure...
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Orthology and Paralogy
Orthology and paralogy refer to comparisons between sequences of deoxyribonucleic acid. The sequences considered in both orthology and paralogy are identical to one another; als...
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Homology
Homology
Homologous Structures
Homology
Orthology and Paralogy