homomorphs

[′hä·mə‚mȯrfs]

(chemistry)

Chemical molecules that are similar in size and shape, but not necessarily having any other characteristics in common.

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Of course, 25 years and 10 novels further down the line I feel slightly different about this; now I think the two forms are simply different - novels aim to be complete worlds - attempted homomorphs either of this world (whatever that may be), or some other.

Tell us a (short) story; It may not be as popular as the novel, but the short story is an integral part of literature. As it's celebrated during a weekend of events, we ask six of the writers involved why it's so important

It, too, is considered genetically tetraploid on the basis of its NF = 28 and chromosomes occurring as groups of four homomorphs. Another species, T.