Usually means: Genes in different species, related.
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  2. orthologous: Wiktionary
  3. Orthologous: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (orthologous)

adjective:  (genetics, of genes or sequences) Exhibiting orthology; having been separated by a speciation event. Usually while retaining the same function.

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