Definition of "homogeny" [ho•mog•e•ny]

• Similarity of structure between organs or parts, possibly of dissimilar function, that are related by common descent. (noun)

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• "Lankester "homogeny;" [162] and (2) a relationship induced, not derived -- such as exists between parts closely similar in relative position, but with no genetic affinity, or only a remote one, as the homological relation between the chambers of the heart of a bat and those of a {159} bird, or the similar teeth of the thylacine and the dog before spoken of."
• "Very frustrating to still be using a public school system essentially based on a model of homogeny, lowest common denominator and submission to authority."
• "Korot sets fragmentary counterpoint against moments of textural and thematic homogeny, the pull of which is increased by the uniformity of the instrumentation."