paralogous

English

Adjective

paralogous (comparative more paralogous, superlative most paralogous)

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• coparalogous
• diparalogous
• monoparalogous
• paralogous locus
• tetraparalogous
• triparalogous

Related terms

• paralog
• paralogon
• paralogy

Translations

having a similar structure

• French: paralogue (fr)
• Italian: paralogo
• Portuguese: parálogo
• Spanish: paralogo

See also

• orthologous