BEHAVIORAL HOMOLOGY

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N., Pam M.S.
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n. in the evolutionary and developmental context, refers to behavioral similarities observed in species which share a common ancestral origin. As a functional similarity, it tends to manifest as a behavioral pattern. Also called behavior homology.

BEHAVIORAL HOMOLOGY: "Due to behavioral homology, a common behavior can be observed among human beings as a species."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. BEHAVIORAL HOMOLOGY
  2. CANALIZATION
  3. NEOTENY
  4. BEHAVIOR GENETICS
  5. ANTHROPOLOGY
  6. BEHAVIOR SEGMENT
  7. BEHAVIOR PATTERN
  8. MIMICRY
  9. BEHAVIORAL DEFICIT
  10. BEHAVIOR HIERARCHY
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "BEHAVIORAL HOMOLOGY," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/behavioral-homology/ (accessed October 19, 2021).
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