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A special case of [[paralog|paralogy]] resulting from [[polyploidy]]. Hom'''e'''olog should not be confused with [[homolog]].  Homeologous chromosomes are created through chromosome duplication events, specifically with meiosis I and [[polyploidy]].  Homeologous is often used in plant comparative genomics due to rampant and repeated paleo-polyploidy events that have been detected in all sequenced angiosperm genomes to date.

Synonyms for homeolog include:
*Ohnolog
*Paleolog
*Syntenic paralog
*Homoeolog