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homologous

The term refers to similarity attributable to descent from a common ancestor. Homologous chromosomes are members of a pair of essentially identical chromosomes, each derived from one parent. They have the same or allelic genes with genetic loci arranged in the same order. Homologous chromosomes synapse during meiosis.

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