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Name the following:

The technical term for a pair of corresponding chromosomes of the same size and shape, one from each parent.


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Homologous chromosome

  1. The homologous chromosome is the technical term for a pair of corresponding chromosomes of the same size and shape, one from each parent.
  2. A diploid cell has two copies of the chromosome; these are called the homologous chromosomes.
  3. Crossing-over happens between non-sister chromatids of the homologous chromosomes.

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