homologous chromosomes
"Homologous Chromosomes are like a pair of shoes. You get one "shoe" from your mother and one "shoe" from your father"
"It is necessary that chromosomes must be paired appropriately for them to function, and we call the well-matched chromosomes as homologous chromosomes as genes with identical functions are located at the relative position of the homologous chromosomes. Homologous chromosomes are like socks, while genes act as stripes on the socks. "
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