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heterology

[het-uh-rol-uh-jee]

noun

Biology. the lack of correspondence of apparently similar organic structures as the result of unlike origins of constituent parts.

Pathology. abnormality; structural difference from a type or normal standard.

Origin:
1850–55; hetero- + -logy

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corresponding in structure because of a common origin

a theory that evolution of a species is due to a predetermined series of alterations intrinsic to the species, not due to natural selection

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heterologous (ˌhɛtəˈrɒləɡəs)

—*adj*
1.	pathol of, relating to, or designating cells or tissues not normally present in a particular part of the body
2.	(esp of parts of an organism or of different organisms) differing in structure or origin

heter'ology

—n

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heterology het·er·ol·o·gy (hět'ə-rŏl'ə-jē)
n.
Lack of correspondence between bodily parts, as in structure or development, arising from differences in origin.

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