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what is homologus and what is hetrologus explain and what is alleles?

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Homologous chromosomes: These are the chromosomes that have approximately the same length, same centromere position and same genes but code for different traits in their allelic forms as one is inherited from the mother and one from the father.

Heterologous chromosomes: These are the chromosomes that differ in length, centromere position and genes.

Alleles: These are the alternative forms of the gene.

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