Definitions For Paralogous
Adjective
(genetics) (of multiple genes at different chromosomal locations in the same organism) Having a similar structure indicating divergence from a common ancestral gene Having a similar structure, quality or nature indicating divergence or relationship from a common point of origin.Derived terms
coparalogous diparalogous paralogous locus tetraparalogous triparalogousRelated terms
paralog paralogon paralogyTranslations
French: paralogue Italian: paralogo Portuguese: parálogo Spanish: paralogoSee also
orthologousIs Paralogous a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
NO
Scrabble UK
NO
English International (SOWPODS)
NO
Scrabble Global
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Points in Different Games
Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
17
The word Paralogous is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends
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