Biology A-Level
homologous chromosomes
What homologous chromosomes means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of homologous chromosomes
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Reference: AQA
The two chromosomes of a pair that carry the same genes in the same order at the same loci, even though the alleles at those loci may differ.
Topics that use homologous chromosomes
- DNA, genes and chromosomes (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- alleles
- base sequence
- chromatin
- circular organelle DNA
- crossing over
- degenerate code
- endosymbiotic theory
- functional RNA
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