DNA and chromosomes

Cards (5)

  • Haploids are one copy of each chromosome
  • Diploids are two copies of each chromosome in homologous pairs
  • Homologous chromosomes are pairs of chromosomes, one maternal and one paternal
  • Homologous chromosomes contain the same genes in the same loci bu are not genetically identical
  • Loci is the position of a gene on a chromosome