homolog
/ˈhɒməlɒɡ/noun
High School
1
A phoneme, morpheme, or word shared by two languages or dialects, via cognation or naturalization.
2
One of a group of similar DNA sequences that share a common ancestry, or the peptides or proteins that they encode; the counterpart gene or protein in another taxon evolved from a common ancestor (molecularly it may be either identical or similar).
3
A member of a homologous series.
4
A belief, practice, concept, or artifact that has a counterpart in another culture.