| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Homologous chromosomes | Geology | 1: A pair of chromosomes containing the same linear gene sequences, each derived from one parent. (references) | |
| 2: Chromosomes that have the same linear arrangement of genes--a pair of matching chromosomes in a diploid organism. See Chromosomes. (references) | |||
| Homologous chromosomes | Medicine | Chromosomes in which the same gene loci occur in the same sequence (Elsevier's dictionary of nuclear science and technology). Source: European Union. (references) | |
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