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ho·me·ot·ic
also ho*moe*ot*ic adj : relating to, caused by, or being a gene producing a usu. major shift in the developmental fate of an organ or body part esp. to a homologous organ or part normally found elsewhere in the organism <a mutant causing replacement of an antenna by a leg in a fruit fly> ho*me*ot*i*cal*ly adv
Similar sounding terms: hematic
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