homoeology

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

By surface analysis, homoeo- +‎ -logy = homoe- + -ology.

Noun

homoeology (usually uncountable, plural homoeologies)

  1. (sciences) Similarity; resemblance.
    Coordinate terms: homology, heterology
    1. (biology) Similarity in genetic makeup, especially in hybrids involving homology in an ancestral form.
      Coordinate terms: homology, heterology
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