homogenetic

Also ho·mo·ge·net·i·cal

[hoh-muh-juh-net-ik, hom-uh-]

adjective

Biology.

1. pertaining to or characterized by homogenesis.

2. homogenous.

Other Word Forms

• homogenetically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of homogenetic¹

First recorded in 1865–70; homo- + genetic

Example Sentences

The article acknowledges that the whole homogenetic enumeration system may seem comical and amusing, but that it opens up the question of whether the traditional Arabic numeral system could be improved upon.

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Homogenetic Enumeration: A Numerical System Guaranteed to Move You While this chart may look like a series of exercises or dance moves, it actually depicts a system of numeration called “Homogenetic enumeration.”

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It is similar to a semaphore flag system, except that instead of flags homogenetic enumeration uses only the limbs of the body to communicate numbers.

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

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

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