homotype

[hoh-muh-tahyp, hom-uh-]

noun

Biology.

1. an organ or part having a structure similar to that of another organ or part; homologue.

Word History and Origins

Origin of homotype¹

First recorded in 1830–40; homo- + type

Example Sentences

The first division is thus a reducing division, while the split appearing in the anaphase of the heterotype and presumably reappearing in the prophase of the homotype is the original split of the spireme thread.

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Homotype, hom′o-tīp, n. that which has the same fundamental type of structure with something else.—n.

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Homotype: is a specimen named by another than the author after comparison with the type.

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