homologous chromosome

biology

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structure of chromosome

  • major evolutionary events
    In evolution: Chromosomal mutations

    …of a pair are called homologous chromosomes. Each cell of an organism and all individuals of the same species have, as a rule, the same number of chromosomes. The reproductive cells (gametes) are an exception; they have only half as many chromosomes as the body (somatic) cells. But the number,…

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