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In biology, structures that are anatomically different yet accomplish similar tasks are said to be '''homologous'''. A similar phenomenon can be seen in some [[evolved human]] '''[[abilities]]'''
In biology, structures that are anatomically different yet accomplish similar tasks are said to be '''homologous'''. A similar phenomenon can be seen in some [[evolved human]] '''[[abilities]]'''


==Homologous Abilities==
The following table lists tasks abilities can accomplish and the abilities that can perform them.
The following table lists tasks abilities can accomplish and the abilities that can perform them.

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| rowspan=3|'''Alter the perceptions of others'''
| rowspan=3|<span id="Alter the perceptions of others"></span>'''Alter the perceptions of others'''
| [[Dream manipulation]]
| [[Dream manipulation]]
| While someone is in the dream state, [[Sanjog]] can alter a persons dream and conjure images of past events in them.
| While someone is in the dream state, [[Sanjog]] can alter a persons dream and conjure images of past events in them.
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| rowspan=3|'''Generate heat or flame'''
| rowspan=3|<span id="Generate heat or flame"></span>'''Generate heat or flame'''
| [[Induced radioactivity]]
| [[Induced radioactivity]]
| Heat is a form of radiation, and has been released by the use of this ability. <br />
| Heat is a form of radiation, and has been released by the use of this ability. <br />
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| rowspan=3|'''Force another to do one's will'''
| rowspan=3|<span id="Force another to do one's will"></span>'''Force another to do one's will'''
| [[Eric's ability]]
| [[Eric's ability]]
| [[Eric Doyle]] can force his victim's body to do what he wishes, in spite of the conscious objections of the victim.
| [[Eric Doyle]] can force his victim's body to do what he wishes, in spite of the conscious objections of the victim.
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| rowspan=2|'''Heal another's injuries'''
| rowspan=2|<span id="Heal another's injuries"></span>'''Heal another's injuries'''
| [[Healing]]
| [[Healing]]
| [[Linderman]] can heal the injuries of others by touch.
| [[Linderman]] can heal the injuries of others by touch.
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| rowspan=3|'''Lift one's self from the ground'''
| rowspan=3|<span id="Lift one's self from the ground"></span>'''Lift one's self from the ground'''
| [[Flight]]
| [[Flight]]
| Users lift off of the ground and go where they please.
| Users lift off of the ground and go where they please.
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| rowspan=3| '''Manipulate vegetation'''
| rowspan=3|<span id="Manipulate vegetation"></span>'''Manipulate vegetation'''
| [[Healing]]
| [[Healing]]
| [[Linderman]] once revived a dying flower using this ability. (''[[.07%]]'')
| [[Linderman]] once revived a dying flower using this ability. (''[[.07%]]'')
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| rowspan=4|'''Move objects remotely'''
| rowspan=4|<span id="Move objects remotely"></span>'''Move objects remotely'''
| [[Eric's ability]]
| [[Eric's ability]]
| The bodys of [[Eric Doyle]]'s victims move the way he wishes without Eric having to touch them.
| The bodys of [[Eric Doyle]]'s victims move the way he wishes without Eric having to touch them.
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| rowspan=3|'''Release electrical arcs'''
| rowspan=3|<span id="Release electrical arcs"></span>'''Release electrical arcs'''
| [[Electrical absorption]]
| [[Electrical absorption]]
| After absorbing electricity, a [[teenage patient|patient]] in a hospital can release electrical arcs.
| After absorbing electricity, a [[teenage patient|patient]] in a hospital can release electrical arcs.
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| rowspan=3|'''See glimpses of the future'''
| rowspan=3|<span id="See glimpses of the future"></span>'''See glimpses of the future'''
| [[Precognition]]
| [[Precognition]]
| Trances are glimpses of the future.
| Trances are glimpses of the future.
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| Users can physically go to the future and see it.
| Users can physically go to the future and see it.
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==Gallery==
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Image:Powers sylar tk come and get me.jpg|Sylar stands in darkness...
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Image:Powers sylar tk disappear.jpg|...and uses telekinesis to escape upward...
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Image:Powers sylar tk i cant see you anymore.jpg|...puzzling Matt as he looks to the sky. <br>(''[[One Giant Leap]]'')


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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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Image:Powers sylar tk come and get me.jpg|Sylar stands in darkness...
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Image:Powers sylar tk disappear.jpg|...and uses telekinesis to escape upward...
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Image:Powers sylar tk i cant see you anymore.jpg|...puzzling Matt as he looks to the sky. <br>(''[[One Giant Leap]]'')

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Ability homology

Adam gives Nathan some of his blood, healing him of his wounds almost instantly.

In biology, structures that are anatomically different yet accomplish similar tasks are said to be homologous. A similar phenomenon can be seen in some evolved human abilities

Homologous Abilities

The following table lists tasks abilities can accomplish and the abilities that can perform them.

Task Ability Notes
Alter the perceptions of others Dream manipulation While someone is in the dream state, Sanjog can alter a persons dream and conjure images of past events in them.
Illusion Users can make people perceive whatever the user wants them to perceive.
Telepathy Maury can make people see things that aren't there and can trap people in vivid nightmares.
Generate heat or flame Induced radioactivity Heat is a form of radiation, and has been released by the use of this ability.

Radiation generated by this ability has ignited objects.

Lightning Elle has used the electrical arcs generated to weld a lock inoperable, which requires heat.

She has also charred flesh and ignited Peter's shirt.

Pyrokinesis This is the ability to create flames.
Force another to do one's will Eric's ability Eric Doyle can force his victim's body to do what he wishes, in spite of the conscious objections of the victim.
Persuasion With a spoken command, users of this ability can influence the actions of others.
Telepathy Matt discovered that he can implant a thought into someone else's mind, altering their actions. (Cautionary Tales)
Heal another's injuries Healing Linderman can heal the injuries of others by touch.
Rapid cellular
regeneration 		When injured people receive the blood of an individual with this ability, their injuries are healed.
Lift one's self from the ground Flight Users lift off of the ground and go where they please.
Telekinesis Sylar has used the ability to go vertically (One Giant Leap, Road Kill) and to make no footsteps. (Unexpected)
Electromagnetism An agent with this ability who works for Matt in a possible future can levitate above the ground. (Walls)
Manipulate vegetation Healing Linderman once revived a dying flower using this ability. (.07%)
Plant growth Au Co could make plants grow at a rate much faster than normal.
Plant manipulation Brendan Lewis could make vegetation grow around him.
Move objects remotely Eric's ability The bodys of Eric Doyle's victims move the way he wishes without Eric having to touch them.
Levitation Abu Aswan's ancestor lifted a pyramid block from the ground without touching it.
Magnetism The German could move metal objects without touching them.
Telekinesis Users can move multiple objects of any composition without touching them.
Release electrical arcs Electrical absorption After absorbing electricity, a patient in a hospital can release electrical arcs.
Electromagnetism An agent with this ability who works for Matt in a possible future can release electrical arcs.
Lightning Users of this ability can release electrical arcs.
See glimpses of the future Precognition Trances are glimpses of the future.
Precognitive dreaming Dreams generate conjure figurative representations of future events.
Space-time manipulation Users can physically go to the future and see it.


Gallery

<gallery> Image:Powers sylar tk come and get me.jpg|Sylar stands in darkness... Image:Powers sylar tk disappear.jpg|...and uses telekinesis to escape upward... Image:Powers sylar tk i cant see you anymore.jpg|...puzzling Matt as he looks to the sky.
(One Giant Leap)


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