| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| espanja | paralogo |
| italia | paralogo |
| portugali | parálogo |
| ranska | paralogue |
| Komparatiivi | more paralogous |
| Superlatiivi | most paralogous |
(genetics) (of multiple genes at different chromosomal locations in the same organism) Having a similar structure indicating divergence from a common ancestral gene
Vertebrate Hox genes are organized in sets of paralogs. Each Hox cluster (HoxA, HoxB, etc.) is on a different chromosome. For instance, the human HoxA cluster is on chromosome 7. The mouse HoxA cluster shown here has 11 paralogous genes (2 are missing).