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homology
noun(ho-mol-o-gy)
a similarity often attributable to common origin
homology
noun(ho-mol-o-gy)
likeness in structure between parts of different organisms (such as the wing of a bat and the human arm) due to evolutionary differentiation from a corresponding part in a common ancestor
homology
noun(ho-mol-o-gy)
correspondence in structure between a series of parts (such as vertebrae) in the same individual

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