orthologous en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English orthology Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English orthologous From orthology + -ous.
Meanings
- (not-comparable, of genes or sequences) Exhibiting orthology; having been separated by a speciation event. Usually while retaining the same function.
Deriveds
orthologously · nonorthologous
Relateds
xenologous · homologous · ortholog · paralogous · orthologization
Translations (4)
it ortologo (having been separated by a speciation event) · es ortólogo (having been separated by a speciation event) · fr orthologue (having been separated by a speciation event) · pt ortólogo (having been separated by a speciation event)