Homologous Chromosomes At Biology Glossary

What is it? Chromosomes containing the same series of genes; they may or may not carry the same alleles. Humans receive one set of 23 paternal chromosomes from their male parent and another set of 23 maternal chromosomes from their female parent. Each set matches up

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