Homology At Biology Glossary
What is it? (i) Sequence identity between two nucleotide sequences. (ii) Genetic relatedness between two sequences of common ancestry. Commonly confused with sequence similarity. For example, 85% similarity means that 85 nucleotide positions out of 100 are identical in the two polynucleotides.Bio Definition Added By: Gracie
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