Homologous chromosomes are two pieces of DNA within a diploid organism which carry the same genes, one from each parental source. Basically, it's two pieces of DNA from your mom and dad that form who you are.
Homologous chromosomes are two pieces of DNA within a diploid organism which carry the same genes, one from each parental source.
In simpler terms, both of your parents provide a complete genome. Each parent provides the same 23 chromosomes, which encode the same genes. So, our cells carry 46 total chromosomes, in two copies. However, each homologous chromosome can provide a different version of each gene. Two versions of each gene create more variety, lower the detrimental effects of negative mutations, and generally stabilize a population.
Water is one of the reactants in photosynthesis, it provides the hydrogen needed to form glucose (a hydrocarbon). Water and carbon dioxide enter the leaf through the stomata (small holes on the underside of the leaf that are controlled by gaurd cells) by diffusion.
