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Ronch [10]
3 years ago
12

What are homologous chromosomes?

Biology
1 answer:
Leto [7]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

The correct answer is a. chromosomes that are similar in their size, shape, and gene content.

Explanation:

A homologous chromosome is the chromosome which is similar in shape, size, centromere position and they contain the same genes at the same locus also.  

One homologous chromosome comes from the father and the other homologous chromosomes come from the mother. These chromosomes have the same gene at the same locus but the alleles of that gene can be different in homologous chromosomes.  

The homologous chromosome separates during the meiosis so that the gamete has half the number of chromosomes. So the correct answer is a.

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