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What do you mean by homologous chromosomes?
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Answer
- Every species has definite number of chromosome pairs in their diploid cells.
- In every pair, the two chromosomes are alike in shape, type and genes located over them.
- Such chromosomes are called homologous chromosomes.
- E.g. In human diploid cell, pair of chromosome no. 1 shows chromosome no. 1 from mother and chromosome no. 1 from father. These two chromosomes are homologous to each other.
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