Homotypy
Translation of "homotypy" into Russian
homotypy
NounUK
/həʊməʊˈtɪpi/
US
/hoʊməˈtɪpi/
homotypy
homotypies pl
The study of homotypy in biology helps understand the similarities between different species.
Изучение гомотипии в биологии помогает понять сходства между различными видами.
Definitions
homotypy
NounUK
/həʊməʊˈtɪpi/
US
/hoʊməˈtɪpi/
The condition of being the same in type or form; similarity in structure or function.
The homotypy of the two architectural designs was evident in their symmetrical layouts.
In biology, the similarity in structure between parts of an organism due to shared ancestry.
The homotypy observed in the limbs of different vertebrates suggests a common evolutionary origin.