Biology
Grade-9
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Question

A pair of identical chromosomes (one inherited from the mother and one from the father) is called?

  1. Homologous chromosomes
  2. Autosomes
  3. Centrosomes
  4. Non-homologous chromosomes

hintHint:

The chromosomes which are similar in structure and length.

The correct answer is: Homologous chromosomes


    • The pair of identical chromosomes inherited by an offspring each from a parent is called homologous chromosomes
    • The homologous chromosomes have similar structure and length
    • They also have the gene coding for same function at the same locus
    • The alleles of the genes of the two pairs need not be same

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