It means the chromosomes are able to align at mitosis and meiosis but do not share the same origin. for example if an orange and a lemon tree were cross pollinated, the chromosomes would be homelogous( if of course this interaction was viable )
the prefix di- means 2. so a diploid is two sets of chromosomes.
Polyploids have more than two sets of chromosomes in their cells, which results from the duplication of the entire set of chromosomes. Examples include triploids (3 sets), tetraploids (4 sets), and hexaploids (6 sets).
it has two sets of chromosomes
Two sets for twelve chromosomes.
Two sets for twelve chromosomes.
When a cell has two sets of chromosomes, it is said to be diploid, not haploid. Haploid cells have one set of chromosomes. Diploid cells have two sets of chromosomes, one set inherited from each parent.
Organisms that have two sets of chromosomes are said to be diploid, meaning they have two complete sets of chromosomes (one from each parent). This is the typical chromosome number for most animals and plants.
Homologous Chromosomes.
The term ploidy indicates the number of complete sets of chromosomes in a cell. This can be haploid (one set of chromosomes), diploid (two sets), triploid (three sets), and so on. For example, humans are typically diploid, with two sets of 23 chromosomes each.
A diploid cell has homologous chromosomes. Diploid cells contain two sets of chromosomes, with one set inherited from each parent. The homologous chromosomes have similar genes in the same order, but may have different versions of those genes.
if i remember right its two sets of 23 chromosomes,
Homologous chromosomes.