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The chromosomes in each pair of chromosomes are called diploid chromosomes.

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they are called CHROMATID

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Each individual protein structure that helps to move the chromosomes apart during mitosis is called what?

Name of protein is tubulin which is called spindle fibers when moving chromosomes .


Do asexual organisms have chromosomes?

Humans have 46 chromosomes, 23 from each parent. Out of those 46, two are the ones that define the individual's sex. The rest of chromosomas have no relation with detrmining the individual sex and that is why the may be called asexual chromosomes. S.V.


What are the chromosomes that are paired one from each parent called?

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What are the chromosomes in each numbered group of a human karyotype called?

Chromosomes 1-22 are called autosomes.


What is the phase when the individual chromosomes move apart?

It is called Anaphase.


All chromosomes have two copies of each chromosomes are called that's coming from each parent?

diploids cells have set (S)of chromosomes


Difference between sister chromatids and homologous chromosomes?

Homologous chromosomes are individual chromosomes inherited from each parent. Sister chromatids are the result of DNA replication, and the are identical.


An individual typically has 2 sets of chromosomes one from each parent?

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What is called when the homologous chromosomes in an individual have the same allele for a certain gene?

Homozygous


How many chromosomes are present in the abnormal karyotype?

In a regular human body cell, there are 46 chromosomes, 23 from each parent. Of these, 2 are sex chromosomes, so named because they determine the sex of the individual. The other 44 (22 in each set) are called autosomes. Any exceptions to the above are instances of aneuploidy. They are relatively rare.


What are pairs of the same chromosomes called?

A pair of chromosomes is called a "chromosome pair."Generally, the two chromosomes in a pair are "homologous chromosomes."An individual form of a gene is called an "allele." (For example: if someone has genotype "Aa", they have two different alleles, "A" and "a")


Why it is chromosomes not individual genes that assort independently?

For two genes to assort independently, they must reside on different chromosomes or be located far from each other.