homologous, homophone, homonym

Rhonda H. (United States of America)
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  1. homologous
    similar in position, structure, function, or characteristics
  2. homophone
    a word pronounced the same with another meaning or spelling
  3. homonym
    a word pronounced or spelled the same with another meaning
  4. homogenize
    make uniform or consistent throughout
  5. allele
    any of the forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus
  6. homozygous
    having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci
Created on Mon Jan 10 13:14:48 EST 2011

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