Biology GCSE
Homologous chromosomes
What Homologous chromosomes means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Homologous chromosomes
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22 pairs are homologous autosomes, but in males the X and Y sex chromosomes are not fully homologous.
Topics that use Homologous chromosomes
- Sex determination (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Autosomes and sex chromosomes
- Diploid and haploid
- Gametes and fertilisation
- Haploid gametes and fertilisation
- Inheritance of sex
- Sex determination
- Genotype and phenotype
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