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One organ or part similar in form and function to another, as one of two paired parts or organs.  

A substance that will stimulate the organ from which it is derived, e.g., the hormone gastrin.  

A signaling chemical used by gram-negative bacteria in quorum sensing.  

Having a similar form and structure.  

One who fears or dislikes homosexuals.  

The selection of peers because of their perceived similarity to oneself. The making of friendships and the modeling of one’s behavior on others with whom one feels kinship.  

To parts arranged in a series that are similar in form and structure, as metameres of a segmented animal or the fingers and toes of a mammal.  

An agent in serum destructive to erythrocytes.  

Having only one kind of cellular process, such as a neuron with only an axon.  

Reproduction by the same process in succeeding generations; the opposite of heterogenesis.