homogenetic

American  

[hoh-muh-juh-net-ik, hom-uh-] / ˌhoʊ mə dʒəˈnɛt ɪk, ˌhɒm ə- /

Also homogenetical

adjective

Biology.

1. pertaining to or characterized by homogenesis.

2. homogenous.

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Other Word Forms

• homogenetically adverb

Etymology

Origin of homogenetic

First recorded in 1865–70; homo- + genetic

Example Sentences

Had they been so, this kind of serial homology might be termed "homogenetic."

From On the Genesis of Species by Mivart, St. George

In other words, the Malpighian tubes of the terrestrial Arachnida are homoplastic with those of Hexapoda and Myriapoda, and not homogenetic with them.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

The term "analogy" was to be retained for cases of functional resemblance, whether homogenetic or not.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell