Taxonomy vs Homolog - What's the difference?
taxonomy | homolog |
The science or the technique used to make a classification.
A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
(taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
Something homologous; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound or a chromosome.
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(linguistics) A word shared by two languages or dialects.
(genetics) One of a group of similar DNA sequences that share a common ancestry.
(organic chemistry) A member of a homologous series
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and homolog
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while homolog is homologue (member of a homologous series).taxonomy
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(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee also
* classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontologyhomolog
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Alternative forms
* homologueNoun
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