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Are we calling homologous and non homologous chromosomes as sister chromosomes and non sister chromosomes respectively ?

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A sister chromatid refers to either of the two identical copies (chromatids) formed by the replication of a single chromosome, with both copies joined together by a common centromere. In other words, a sister chromatid may also be said as 'one-half' of the duplicated chromosome.


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