homoplastic /ho·mo·plas·tic/ (-plas´tik)
homoplastic.
1. allogeneic.
2. denoting organs or parts, as the wings of birds and insects, that resemble one another in structure and function but not in origin or development.
ho·mo·plas·tic (h  m -pl s t k, h m-)adj. Of, relating to, or derived from another individual of the same species, as of a tissue graft. |
homoplastic.
See homoplasty.
homoplastic
1. pertaining to homoplasty.
2. denoting organs or parts, as the wings of birds and insects, that resemble one another in structure and function but not in origin or development.
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