Homologous chromosomes are pairs of chromosomes that match in size, shape, and gene content, with one chromosome in the pair coming from each parent.
Homologous chromosomes are pairs of chromosomes with the same genes in the same order, one inherited from each parent.
| Front | homologous chromosomes |
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| Back | A pair of chromosomes of the same length, centromere position, and staining pattern that possess genes for the same characters at corresponding loci. One [this] is inherited from the organism’s father, the other from the mother. |
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