homolog

See also: Homolog

English

Alternative forms

• homologon (archaic)
• homologue

Etymology

Borrowed from French homologue, From Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος (homólogos, “agreeing, of one mind”), equivalent to homo +‎ -log.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɒməlɒɡ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːməlɑːɡ/, /ˈhoʊməlɑːɡ/

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Noun

homolog (plural homologs)

1. Something homologous; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound or chromosome.
   • 2008, Chan-seok Jeong, Minho Lee, Dongsup Kim, edited by Ratko Magjarevic, World Congress of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering 2006, Volume 1‎^[1] (Biomedical Engineering), →ISBN, page 171:

     Detecting remote homolog by protein similarity network.

2. (linguistics) A word shared by two languages or dialects.
3. (genetics) One of a group of similar DNA sequences that share a common ancestry.
4. (organic chemistry) A member of a homologous series.

Related terms

• homologous
• homologous series
• homologize
• homology

Anagrams

• hog loom, hog-loom, hogloom

German

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Adjective

homolog (strong nominative masculine singular homologer, not comparable)

1. homologous (all senses)

Declension

Positive forms of homolog (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist homolog	sie ist homolog	es ist homolog	sie sind homolog
strong declension (without article)	nominative	homologer	homologe	homologes	homologe
	genitive	homologen	homologer	homologen	homologer
	dative	homologem	homologer	homologem	homologen
	accusative	homologen	homologe	homologes	homologe
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der homologe	die homologe	das homologe	die homologen
	genitive	des homologen	der homologen	des homologen	der homologen
	dative	dem homologen	der homologen	dem homologen	den homologen
	accusative	den homologen	die homologe	das homologe	die homologen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein homologer	eine homologe	ein homologes	(keine) homologen
	genitive	eines homologen	einer homologen	eines homologen	(keiner) homologen
	dative	einem homologen	einer homologen	einem homologen	(keinen) homologen
	accusative	einen homologen	eine homologe	ein homologes	(keine) homologen

Further reading

• “homolog” in Duden online