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question 2 homologous chromosomes are: a the original chromosome and it…

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question 2
homologous chromosomes are:
a the original chromosome and its copy that gets made during s phase - they are attached to each other at a centromere
b the chromosomes that determine the sex of the offspring
c chromosomes that align in the middle of the cell next to each other
d the same type of chromosomes from each parent

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

Homologous chromosomes are pairs of chromosomes with the same genes at the same loci, one from each parent. Option A describes sister - chromatids. Option B describes sex chromosomes. Option C is a description of how homologous chromosomes line up during meiosis but not a definition. Option D correctly defines homologous chromosomes as the same type of chromosomes from each parent.

Answer:

D. The same type of chromosomes from each parent