homolog
Appearance
See also: Homolog
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French homologue, From Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος (homólogos, “agreeing, of one mind”), equivalent to homo- + -log.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɒməlɒɡ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɑːməlɑːɡ/, /ˈhoʊməlɑːɡ/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
[edit]homolog (plural homologs)
- Something homologous; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound, chromosome, gene, or cultural element.
- (linguistics) A phoneme, morpheme, or word shared by two languages or dialects, via cognation or naturalization.
- (biology, genetics, medicine) One of a group of similar DNA sequences that share a common ancestry, or the peptides or proteins that they encode; the counterpart gene or protein in another taxon evolved from a common ancestor (molecularly it may be either identical or similar).
- 2012, Phillip Smith, Thomas MacDonald, Principles of Mucosal Immunology, page 407:
- A more complex mechanism is used by Vibrio cholerae toxin and by the homolog heat-labile enterotoxin secreted by ETEC strains.
- (organic chemistry) A member of a homologous series.
- (cultural anthropology) A belief, practice, concept, or artifact that has a counterpart in another culture.
Related terms
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[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος (homólogos, “agreeing, of one mind”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]homolog (strong nominative masculine singular homologer, not comparable)
- homologous (all senses)
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of homolog (uncomparable)
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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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
[edit]- “homolog” in Duden online
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