homeology
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, homeo- + -logy = home- + -ology.
Noun
[edit]homeology (countable and uncountable, plural homeologies)
- Alternative spelling of homoeology.
- 1991, V. V. Sivarajan, N. K. P. Robson, Introduction to the Principles of Plant Taxonomy, →ISBN, page 172:
- Homeology is usually measured by the ability or inability of chromosomes to pair and to form chiasmata.
- 1996, Charles C. Richardson, John N. Abelson, Christian R. H. Raetz, Annual Review of Biochemistry, →ISBN:
- The limits of homeology (in terms of percent sequence divergence) have not been defined precisely, in part because of the variable response to homeology observed in different experimental systems.
- 2012, Advances in Chromatin Research and Application, →ISBN:
- The data showed a high degree of sequence conservation between these genera, enabling heterologous hybridization of BACs, and the establishment of chromosomal homeologies.