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two similar chromosomes that you inherit from your parents (one from your mother and one from your father) are called
○ homologous chromosomes
○ sex chromosomes
○ homozygous alleles
○ sister chromatids
Homologous chromosomes are pairs of chromosomes, one from each parent, that have the same length, centromere position, and staining pattern. Sex chromosomes determine biological sex. Homozygous alleles refer to having two identical alleles for a gene. Sister chromatids are two identical copies of a single chromosome connected by a centromere.
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