Homogeny

Homogeny
Homogeny Ho*mog"e*ny, n. [Gr. ?; ? the same + ? race, kind.] 1. Joint nature. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

2. (Biol.) The correspondence of common descent; -- a term used to supersede homology by Lankester, who also used homoplasy to denote any superinduced correspondence of position and structure in parts embryonically distinct (other writers using the term homoplasmy). Thus, there is homogeny between the fore limb of a mammal and the wing of a bird; but the right and left ventricles of the heart in both are only in homoplasy with each other, these having arisen independently since the divergence of both groups from a univentricular ancestor. [1913 Webster]


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  • homogeny — 1620s, uniformity of nature; by 1856 in biological sense, from Gk. homogeneia “community of origin,” from homogene “of the same race or kind” (see HOMOGENEOUS (Cf. homogeneous)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • homogeny — n. [Gr. homos, same; genos, race] With analogous parts or organs due to descent from the same ancestral type; homology; see homoplasy …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • homogeny — /heuh moj euh nee, hoh /, n. Biol. correspondence in form or structure, owing to a common origin. [1620 30; < Gk homogéneia community of origin. See HOMO , GENY] * * * …   Universalium

  • homogeny — noun Similarity in structure, though of different function, because of genetic relationships See Also: homogenous …   Wiktionary

  • homogeny — SYN: homogenesis …   Medical dictionary

  • homogeny — n. uniformity, similarity in build and character (due to a common origin) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • homogeny — [hə mɒdʒəni] noun 1》 another term for homogeneity (see homogeneous). 2》 Biology, dated similarity due to common descent …   English new terms dictionary

  • homogeny — ho·mog·e·ny …   English syllables

  • homogeny — /həˈmɒdʒəni/ (say huh mojuhnee) noun correspondence of anatomical, morphological or bodily structure in embryological development. {Greek homogeneia community of origin} …  

  • homogeny — n. Biol. similarity due to common descent. Derivatives: homogenous adj …   Useful english dictionary

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