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Having the spines of the dorsal 

 fin symmetrical (zool.). 



hoinaxon (hom'aksSn) a. [Gk. homos, 

 alike ; axon, axis.] Built up around 

 equal axes (zoo/.). 



homaxonlc, homaxon. 



homeoklnesis (hom'eokine'sis) n. 

 [Gk. homoios, same ; kinein, to 

 move.] Mitosis with an equal 

 division of the chromatinic ele- 

 ments to the daughter nuclei 

 (biol.). 



homeotely (ho'meot'gli) n. [Gk. 

 homoios, same ; telos, end.] Evolu- 

 tion from homologous parts, but 

 with less close resemblance (biol.). 



hoineozoic (hom'eozo'lk) a. [Gk. 

 homoios, same ; zoon, animal.] 

 Pert, a region or a series of 

 regions with identical fauna or 

 flora (biol.). 



homoblastic (hom'oblas'tlk) a. [Gk. 

 homos, alike; blastos, bud.] Hav- 

 ing direct embryonic develop- 

 ment ; arising from similar cells 

 (emb.). 



homocarpous (hom'okar'pus) a. [Gk. 

 homos, alike ; karpos, fruit.] Bear- 

 ing one kind of fruit (tot.). 



homocercal (horn'oseVkal) a. [Gk. 

 homos, same ; kerkos, tail.] Having 

 a tail with equal or nearly equal 

 lobes, and axis ending near the 

 middle of the base ; usually this 

 type is derived from the hetero- 

 cercal type (zool.). 



homocerebrin (horn'oseYSbrin) n. 

 [Gk. homos, alike ; L. cerebrum, 

 brain.] A substance identical 

 with cerebrin (phys.). 



homochlamydeous (hom'oklamld'- 

 eus) a. [Gk. homos, same ; 

 chlamys, cloak.] Having the 

 outer and inner perianth whorls 

 alike (tot.). 



homochromous (hom'dkro'mus) a. 

 [Gk, homos, alike ; chroma, colour.] 

 With the whole of the capitular 

 florets of one-colour (tot.). 



homodermic (hom'odeYmlk) a. [Gk. 

 homos, same ; derma, skin.] Sprung 

 from the same embryonic layer 

 (biol.). 



homodont (hom'6d8nt)#. [Gk. homos, 

 same ; odous, tooth.] Having the 

 teeth all alike, not differentiated 

 (zool.). 



homodromous (homod'romus) a. 

 [Gk. homos, same ; dromein, to 

 run.] Having the genetic spiral 

 alike in direction in both stem 

 and branches (tot.). 



homodynamy (hom'odin'ami) n. 

 [Gk. homos, same ; dynamis, 

 power.] Metameric homology 

 (biol.). 



homoeosis (home'dsis) n. [Gk. homoi- 

 osis, likeness.] The assumption by 

 one part of the likeness of another 

 part, as the modification of an 

 antenna into a foot, or of a petal 

 into a stamen ; metamorphy (biol.). 



homogamous (homSg'amus) a. [Gk. 

 homos, same ; gamos, marriage.] 

 Characterizedjay homogamy (biol.). 



homogamy (homog'am!) n. [Gk. 

 homos, same ; gamos, marriage.] 

 Interbreeding due to some type 

 of isolation, e.g. physiological 

 isolation (zool.) ; having the flowers 

 all alike, having the stamens and 

 pistils mature at the same time 

 (bot.). 



homogangliate (hom'ogang'gllat) a. 

 [Gk. homos, same ; ganglion, 

 knot.] Having the ganglia of 

 the nerve loops symmetrically 

 arranged (zool.). 



homogen (hom'qjSn) n. [Gk. homos, 

 same ; genos, race.] One of a 

 group having a common origin ; 

 one of a series of identically 

 derived parts (zool.). 



homogeneous (homoje'ngus), homo- 

 genous. 



homogenesis (hom'oje'n'e'sis) n. [Gk. 

 homos, same ; genesis, birth.] The 

 type of reproduction in which like 

 begets like (biol.). 



homogenous (homoj'Snus) a. [Gk. 

 homos, same ; genos, race.] More 

 or less alike owing to descent 

 from a common stock (biol.). 



homogeny (homoj'Snl) n. [Gk. homos, 

 same ; genos, race.] Correspond- 

 ence between parts due to common 

 descent (biol.)^ 



homogony (homfig'onT) n. [Gk. 

 homos, same ; gonos, offspring.] 

 Condition of having one type of 

 flower with equally long stamens 

 and pistil (bot.). 



homolomerous (homoifim'e'rus) a. 

 [Gk. homoiost like ; meros, part.] 



