Meaning & use
Homophilic
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In biology and chemistry, describing molecules or cell-surface proteins that bind preferentially to identical molecules of the same type.
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Certain cell adhesion proteins engage in homophilic binding, linking to identical proteins on neighboring cells.
The study examined homophilic interactions between cadherin molecules during tissue formation.
A note on using this word
Homophilic binding is essential in developmental biology, helping cells of the same type recognize and adhere to one another to form organized tissue.
Words with an opposite meaning
heterophilic
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