A pair of chromosomes of the same length, centromere position, and staining pattern on a karyotype.Group of answer choiceshomologous chromosomesnonhomologous chromosomes
Question
A pair of chromosomes of the same length, centromere position, and staining pattern on a karyotype.Group of answer choiceshomologous chromosomesnonhomologous chromosomes
Solution
The correct answer is homologous chromosomes. Homologous chromosomes are a pair of chromosomes, one from each parent, that have the same length, centromere position, and staining pattern. They carry the same genes in the same order, but the alleles for each trait may not be the same.
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