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Paralogue vs Analogue - What's the difference?

paralogue | analogue |

As nouns the difference between paralogue and analogue

is that paralogue is (genetics) either of a pair of genes that derives from the same ancestral gene while analogue is (british|canadian).

As an adjective analogue is

(british|canadian).

paralogue

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (genetics) either of a pair of genes that derives from the same ancestral gene.
  • (genomics) a pair of genes that derives from the same ancestral gene and now reside at different locations within the same genome.

    • Alternative forms

    * paralog

    analogue

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (British, Canadian)

    • Derived terms

    * analogue circuit * analogue computer

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British, Canadian)