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Homolog is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Homolog | Homologous | Homology | Homologation | Homologs | Homologues | Homologue | Homologated | Homological

Homolog meaning

  1. Something homologous; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound, chromosome, gene, or cultural element.
  2. A phoneme, morpheme, or word shared by two languages or dialects, via cognation or naturalization.

Using Homolog

  • The main meaning on this page is: Something homologous; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound, chromosome, gene, or cultural element. | A phoneme, morpheme, or word shared by two languages or dialects, via cognation or naturalization. | Something homologous; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound, chromosome, gene, or cultural element.
  • In the example corpus, homolog often appears in combinations such as: heavier homolog, lighter homolog, homolog to.

Context around Homolog

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

heavier 2× lighter 2× binding 1×

Often after:

shows 1× commonly 1× gallium 1×

Sentence patterns with Homolog

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a heavier homolog to ytterbium 1× from one homolog to the 1× its lighter homolog gallium it 1× of its homolog 1× s heavier homolog shows an 1× s lighter homolog commonly shows 1× the binding homolog 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

chemistry experiments have 1× genome redundancy would 1× indium is rather 1× thallium indium s 1× the protein cd9 1× their research and 1×

Common sentence endings:

3 oxidation state 1× aqueous alkaline solutions 1× of its homolog 1× the binding homolog 1× the periodic table 1×

Words around Homolog

Just before it in the word index:

homolka 3 homoki 2 homoj 2 homoios 3 homographs 6 homogeny 2

Just after it in the word index:

homologated 6 homologation 13 homological 2 homologous 74 homologs 9 homologue 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Homolog

  • In this selection, "homolog" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, heavier, lighter, binding, shows, commonly and gallium stand out and add context to how "homolog" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a heavier homolog to ytterbium and from one homolog to the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "homolog" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with homolog

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The protein CD9 likely mediates this fusion in mice (the binding homolog). (12 words)

Chemistry experiments have confirmed that nobelium behaves as a heavier homolog to ytterbium in the periodic table. (17 words)

Genome redundancy would allow a damaged RNA segment to be replaced by an additional replication of its homolog. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Thallium (indium's heavier homolog ) shows an even stronger effect, causing oxidation to thallium(I) to be more probable than to thallium(III), citation whereas gallium (indium's lighter homolog) commonly shows only the +3 oxidation state. (37 words)

Their research and experiments on corn provided cytological evidence for the genetic theory that linked genes on paired chromosomes do in fact exchange places from one homolog to the other. (30 words)

Indium is rather basic in aqueous solution, showing only slight amphoteric characteristics, and unlike its lighter homolog gallium, it is insoluble in aqueous alkaline solutions. (25 words)

Example sentences (6)

Thallium (indium's heavier homolog ) shows an even stronger effect, causing oxidation to thallium(I) to be more probable than to thallium(III), citation whereas gallium (indium's lighter homolog) commonly shows only the +3 oxidation state.

Chemistry experiments have confirmed that nobelium behaves as a heavier homolog to ytterbium in the periodic table.

Genome redundancy would allow a damaged RNA segment to be replaced by an additional replication of its homolog.

Indium is rather basic in aqueous solution, showing only slight amphoteric characteristics, and unlike its lighter homolog gallium, it is insoluble in aqueous alkaline solutions.

Their research and experiments on corn provided cytological evidence for the genetic theory that linked genes on paired chromosomes do in fact exchange places from one homolog to the other.

The protein CD9 likely mediates this fusion in mice (the binding homolog).

Common combinations with homolog

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "homolog" in a sentence?
An example: "Thallium (indium's heavier homolog ) shows an even stronger effect, causing oxidation to thallium(I) to be more probable than to thallium(III), citation whereas gallium (indium's lighter homolog) commonly shows only the +3 oxidation state." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "homolog" from authentic English texts.
What does "homolog" mean?
Homolog means: Something homologous; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound, chromosome, gene, or cultural element.
How many example sentences with "homolog" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "homolog", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.