homologous chromosomes
Britishplural noun
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Typically, most animal and plant species exhibit a minimum of one and a maximum of three crossovers per a pair of homologous chromosomes.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 8, 2024
Chromosomes come in pairs called homologous chromosomes that carry the genes we inherited from each of our parents -- one from our mom, one from our dad.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2024
When meiosis begins, homologous chromosomes arrange themselves into elongated structures organized along a backbone called the axis.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2024
This separation, or segregation, of the homologous chromosomes means also that only one of the copies of the gene gets moved into a gamete.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
In figures 41 and 42 the point of union of homologous chromosomes is indicated in some cases by a knob, in others by a sharply acute angle.
From Studies in Spermatogenesis Part II by Stevens, Nettie Maria
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