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They encode the same information (except for the few differences between your mother and your father).
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What is a pair of similar chromosomes with the same genes in the same locations?
Homologous pairs of chromosomes carry the same genes. These chromosomes are found in the same loci and contain the same centromere position.
What are chromosomes that have similar genetic information called?
Chromosomes that are similar are called homologous chromosomes. Chromosomes that have similar paired genes are called homolegous chromosomes. These copies have the same loci. These loci provide points along each chromosome that enable a pair of chromosomes to align.
What Is the failure of a pair of a homologous chromosomes?
mutation
Are homozygous and homologous the same?
Homologous: pair of chromosomes that are the same Homozygous: alleles of a gene pair are the same
What is the difference between a chromatid and a sister chromatid?
Homologous chromosomes is a pair made of a paternal and maternal chromosomes. But sister chromatid is either pairs of paternal or maternal chromosomes
What is a pair of corresponding chromosomes called?
Homologous
Traits are determined by pairs of genes called?
The two chromosomes (two "X" shapes) that are in a pair are generally called "homologous chromosomes". A pair of "chromatids" make up the two arms of a single chromosome.
Word describing the two chromosomes in a pair that have genes that code for the same traits?
Two chromosomes in a pair that have genes that code for the same traits are called homologous chromosomes. These chromosomes are in the same locations or loci.
What do you call the two members of a chromosomes pair?
i think its called a homologous chromosome.
What is a pair of similar chromosomes with the same genes in the same locations?
Homologous pairs of chromosomes carry the same genes. These chromosomes are found in the same loci and contain the same centromere position.
What are chromosomes that have similar genetic information called?
Chromosomes that are similar are called homologous chromosomes. Chromosomes that have similar paired genes are called homolegous chromosomes. These copies have the same loci. These loci provide points along each chromosome that enable a pair of chromosomes to align.
What stage in meiosis do homologous chromosomes come together?
During meiosis, the homologous chromosomes come together during prophase I. Pairs of homologous chromosomes align during a process called synapsis and form a tetrad (four sister chromatids, two from each pair of homologous chromosomes). During synapsis, crossing over may occur, during which homologous chromosomes exchange genetic material.
How would you know if 2 chromosomes were homologous pairs?
Therefore when two chromosomes of the exact structure exist, they are able to pair together to form homologous chromosomes
What is the pairing of homologous chromosomes called?
The pairing of homologous chromosomes during prophase 1 is called crossing over. The chromosomes make a copy of themselves. The 4 cells can now twist together and exchange pieces.
What Is the failure of a pair of a homologous chromosomes?
mutation
Are homozygous and homologous the same?
Homologous: pair of chromosomes that are the same Homozygous: alleles of a gene pair are the same
What is another word for matching chromosomes?
Homologous is the word used to describe matching chromosomes, with a homolog being a pair of homologous chromosomes.
