noun

• The state of having the same or similar relation, relative position, or structure.

  ‘many proteins show homology across their whole length’

  More example sentences

  • ‘a region of homology with another gene’
  • ‘The number of members per family may differ in various species, although they exhibit significant homology.’
  • ‘It is expected that a greater number of genes would exhibit homology between tomato and eggplant.’
  • ‘Feathers also exhibit serial homology, in that the individual feathers are not distinguishable on any criterion.’
  • ‘Its protein sequence shares no strong homology with any of the known proteins.’
  • ‘The structures are so similar that homology is inferred.’
  • ‘The first set showed a homology of 96 per cent.’
  • ‘Many proteins show homology across their whole length or across portions of their sequence.’
  • ‘A comparison of the sequences obtained from the amplified material revealed a complete homology to modern bacterial sequences.’
  • ‘Cross-species hybridization studies using human chromosome paints as probes reveal extensive homology.’
  • ‘Reasonable homology exists between certain structural proteins of these plants and grasses.’