The only homologous chromosome pair in humans that is not identical is the sex chromosomes, specifically the X and Y chromosomes.
The exceptions to the rule that every chromosome is part of a homologous pair are the gametes. Gametes are eggs and sperm, and each cell has only 23 chromosomes, which form pairs in the zygote after fertilization.
Males have 44 homologous chromosomes, or 22 pairs. Females are 46 and 23 respectively since they have homologous sex chromosomes.
A human gamete does not have any pairs of homologous chromosomes. A single human gamete contains 23 chromosomes, or a half set. None of these chromosomes are homologous with each other.
Homologous chromosomes do not pair in mitosis. Mitosis is the process of cell division where a cell duplicates its DNA and splits into two identical daughter cells, so the homologous chromosomes do not need to pair up like they do in meiosis.
no they don't necessarily have to have the same alleles but they have the same genes. Homozygous chromosomes would have the same allele for a particular gene and heterozygous chromosomes would have different alleles for a particular gene.
Have to say Nay. Two chromosomes are 'homologous' , to my understanding, only if each is IDENTICAL with the other - this means a pair. Gametes are haploid, meaning that only one copy of each (normally diploid or paired) chromosome (s) is (are) present.
Have to say Nay. Two chromosomes are 'homologous' , to my understanding, only if each is IDENTICAL with the other - this means a pair. Gametes are haploid, meaning that only one copy of each (normally diploid or paired) chromosome (s) is (are) present.
Haploid
True. In humans, each pair of the 22 maternal autosomes has a homologous paternal chromosome, meaning that the chromosomes are similar in terms of size, shape, and genes they carry. This ensures that genetic information from both parents is represented in the offspring's genome.
No. A mutation can change an allele into any other allele. Homologous recombination can only change an allele to the allele of the homologous chromosome.
Haploid
The exceptions to the rule that every chromosome is part of a homologous pair are the gametes. Gametes are eggs and sperm, and each cell has only 23 chromosomes, which form pairs in the zygote after fertilization.
Males have 44 homologous chromosomes, or 22 pairs. Females are 46 and 23 respectively since they have homologous sex chromosomes.
Sister chromatids are identical while homologous chromosomes are merely similar.They are different because they separate the cells and then they become babies but only the homologous chromosomes do.
The y-chromosome is only present in males. Men will a y-chromosome identical to that of their father, and his father, and his father, etc.
A human gamete does not have any pairs of homologous chromosomes. A single human gamete contains 23 chromosomes, or a half set. None of these chromosomes are homologous with each other.
There will be two copies of each chromosome in all somatic cells called homologous chromosome..In case of reproductive cells there will be only one set during gamete formation...