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What describes corresponding chromosomes?
Corresponding chromosomes refer to a pair of chromosomes in which one chromosome is inherited from the mother and the other from the father. They have the same genes at the same positions, known as loci, but may have different alleles for those genes. Corresponding chromosomes are also known as homologous chromosomes.
What contains genes?
If chromosomes are homologous, that means that each the the four chomosomes that came from the male parent has a corresponding chromosome from the female parent.Prentence Hall Biology
How many chromosomes are in a homologous pair?
in a homologous chromosome there are two chromosomes ( a chromosome and a sister chromosome)
How are autosomes similar to sex chromosomes?
Sex chromosomes and autosomes are from the same chromosome, The chromosome has 46 chromosomes and 2 of them are sex chromosomes and the rest are called autosomes
What is X chromosome?
The x chromosome is one of the sex chromosomes, the other being the y chromosome. In mammals there are two of the sex chromosomes in each organism. Females generally contain two x chromosomes, and males contain one x chromosome and one y chromosome.
What are 'homologous pairs' of chromosomes?
It means they are the same.Homologous chromosomes (also called homologs or homologues) are chromosome pairs of approximately the same length, centromere position, and staining pattern, with genes for the same characteristics at corresponding loci. One homologous chromosome is inherited from the organism's mother; the other from the organism's father.
What chromosomes are autosomes?
The 44 chromosomes that are not sex chromosomes. 1st through the 22nd pair. The X and Y chromosomes are the only chromosomes not autosomes.
What is the condensed form of DNA referred as?
The highly condensed forms of DNA (and proteins) are known as chromosomes.
Do humans have 46 genes?
No. The human cell has 23 chromosome pairs (total 46 chromosomes). Each chromosome has many genes.
Is chromosome 11 a chromosome or autosome?
It is both. All chromosomes that are not sex-chromosomes (X or Y) are known as autosomes.
How many chromosomes will zygotes have?
if it is a human chromosome it will have 32 chromosomes
What do chromosomes have to do with cancer?
A cancer is a chromosome of its own.
