If 2 chromosomes code for the same traits, but have different versions of the trait, which of the following would best describe them? sister chromatids homologous chromosomes friend chromosomes any of the above(i think this one)

Biology · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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The best description for two chromosomes that code for the same traits but have different versions of those traits would be "homologous chromosomes." Homologous chromosomes are pairs of chromosomes that have the same structural features and the same genes at the same loci, but possibly different alleles, or versions of those genes. They are not identical to each other: one chromosome of each homologous pair is inherited from the organism's mother and the other from the father. Therefore, while they carry the same types of genetic information for the same traits, the actual genetic makeup can vary, leading to differences in the expressed traits.

Sister chromatids, on the other hand, are identical copies of a single chromosome that are connected by a centromere and are formed during the S phase of the cell cycle as the chromosome replicates in preparation for cell division.

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