Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

442Maggenti and Gardnerhomeotype n. [Gr. homoios, like; typos, type] Taxonomic typefor a specimen that has been compared with the holotypeby another author and determined to be conspecific with it.homeotypic a. [Gr. homoios, like; typos, type] Referring tothe second meiotic division.homing ability The ability permitting return to the originalpoint of departure.homo- for those not found here, see homeo-.homoallelic a. [Gr. homos, same; allelon, reciprocal] Geneshaving mutations at the same site; homoallelic pairs do notyield recombinants. see heteroallelic.homoblastic a. [Gr. homos, same; blastos, bud] Similar organsarising from similar germ layers in different species;having direct embryonic development. see heteroblastic.homochrome a. [Gr. homos, same; chroma, color] Having onecolor or hue. see heterochrome.homochromy n. [Gr. homos, same; chroma, color] 1. Of thesame or uniform color. 2. (ARTHRO: Insecta) A phenomenonin which certain insects tend to have a general resemblanceto the prevailing color of the environment. see anticrypticcolor.homodactyl a. [Gr. homos, same; daktylos, finger] (ARTHRO)Pertaining to a claw similar in shape to the lateral claws(ungues). see heterodactyl.homodont see isodonthomodynamic a. [Gr. homos, same; dynamis, power] Pertainingto different genes simultaneously influencing thesame developmental process; opposed to heterodynamic.homodynamic life cycle 1. A life cycle in which there is continuousdevelopment; not interrupted by a diapause. 2. Alife cycle in which dormancy can only be caused by adverseenvironmental conditions. see heterodynamic life cycle.homodynamous a. [Gr. homos, same; dynamis, power] Directdevelopment without a resting stage.homoecious a. [Gr. homos, same; oikos, home] Denoting theutilization of the same host during the entire life cycle.