When two paired chromosomes harbor the same or identical alleles for a given characteristic at nearby loci, this condition is referred to as homologous (i.e. homologous chromosomes)a diploid organism or cell that has the same allele for both a maternal and paternal gene.
The term "homozygous" refers to the presence of the same or identical alleles for a given trait at related loci on paired chromosomes (i.e. homologous chromosomes). An entity with two sets of chromosomes is said to be diploid. Both sets are inherited; one set is from the mother and the other from the father. Based on their locations, each maternal chromosome can be matched with a corresponding paternal chromosome. Homozygous occurs when the same alleles are present at the loci in the corresponding chromosomes. It indicates that the same trait is coded for by both alleles.
A "homozygous" organism is one that carries two copies of either a pair of dominant alleles (such as AA) or a pair of recessive alleles for a given trait. genuinely reproducing organisms
Polygenic inheritance is a phenomenon that explains how a character like skin color show a range of more or less continuous variation due to many genes controlling it. And this is unlike Mendel traits that are controlled by single genes.
So, skin color in an individual is expressed as red hair and pale skin.
