also  ho*moe*ot*ic  adj :  relating to, caused by, or being a gene producing a usu. major shift in the developmental fate of an organ or body part esp. to a homologous organ or part normally found elsewhere in the organism <a mutant causing replacement of an antenna by a leg in a fruit fly>  ho*me*ot*i*cal*ly adv 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:   hematic 
 
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