Definitions for "Paralogous"
Homologous sequences within a single species that arose by gene duplication.
Homologous as the result of gene duplication. Paralogous genes are derived from different copies of a gene in the most recent common ancestor. Compare Orthologous.
Homologous sequences (sequences that share a common evolutionary ancestor) that diverged by gene duplication, as opposed to orthologs, which diverged by speciation.