Question

What are homologous chromosomes?

Answer 1

Homologous chromosome:

1. Homologous chromosomes are chromosome pairs that have identical lengths.
2. The gene positions and centromere positions are the same.
3. Each pair is inherited from two parents.
4. They will have alleles of the same gene in the same order.
5. Different alleles of the same gene exist on homologous chromosomes.
6. Diploid organisms have homologous chromosomes.
7. A human cell contains 23 homologous chromosome pairs.