noun

• A homologous thing.

  ‘During meiosis I, the replicated sister chromatids pair with their homologs but segregate as a single unit.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The distribution of homologues among different taxa is seen as a consequence of their phylogenetic relationship.’
  • ‘It ensures proper chromosome segregation by forming a physical link between homologs during meiosis.’
  • ‘Several studies show involvement of telomeres in the pairing of homologs during meiosis.’
  • ‘The most important point is that this gene has no homologues in other organisms, making it an attractive drug target.’
  • ‘We attempted to glean information about their functions by searching for possible homologs in other organisms.’

  Synonyms

  counterpart, analogue, equivalent, likeness, correspondent, match, twin, duplicate, equal, coequal, mirror