title: Homology a personal view on some of the problems.
abstract: There are many problems relating to defining the terminology used to describe various biological relationships and getting agreement on which definitions are best. Here, I examine 15 terminological problems, all of which are current, and all of which relate to the usage of homology and its associated terms. I suggest a set of definitions that are intended to be totally consistent among themselves and also as consistent as possible with most current usage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Fitch
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D020440:Gene Duplication; D005796:Genes; D005823:Genetics; D008128:Logic; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences; D009626:Terminology as Topic