homologous
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Chromosomes come in pairs called homologous chromosomes that carry the genes we inherited from each of our parents -- one from our mom, one from our dad.
From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024
The homologous pairs have matching genes arranged in the same order, with small variations within the genes -- these are the variations that make each individual unique.
From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024
When meiosis begins, homologous chromosomes arrange themselves into elongated structures organized along a backbone called the axis.
From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024
The physical basis of Mendel’s law of segregation is the first division of meiosis in which the homologous chromosomes with their different versions of each gene are segregated into daughter nuclei.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
It has recently been reported that the nucleic acid of chloroplasts is, in fact, homologous with that of certain photosynthetic microorganisms.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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