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homologous chromosomes

British  

plural noun

  1. two chromosomes, one of paternal origin, the other of maternal origin, that are identical in appearance and pair during meiosis

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

homologous chromosomes Cultural  
  1. A pair of matching chromosomes in an organism, with one being inherited from each parent.


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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

Genes that are located on separate, non- homologous chromosomes will always sort independently.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013

In Ascaris megalocephala var. univalens, where the somatic number is only two, the association must necessarily be between homologous chromosomes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

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