English Explanatory Dictionary

paralogous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. (of multiple genes at different chromosomal locations in the same organism) Having a similar structure indicating divergence from a common ancestral gene
  2. Having a similar structure, quality or nature indicating divergence or relationship from a common point of origin.

Pronunciation

/pəˈræl.ə.ɡəs/

Word forms

paralogous more paralogous most paralogous

Related words

paralog paralogon paralogy orthologous

Derived words

coparalogous diparalogous monoparalogous nonparalogous paralogous locus tetraparalogous triparalogous
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