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PRONUNCIATION OF HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOMES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOMES

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Homologous chromosomes is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOMES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Homologous chromosome

A homologous chromosome is a set of one maternal chromosome and one paternal chromosome that pair up with each other inside a cell during meiosis. These copies have the same genes in the same locations, or loci. These loci provide points along each chromosome which enable a pair of chromosomes to align correctly with each other before separating during meiosis. Genetic recombination occurs during meiosis in cells containing these parental chromosomes, producing genotypes in the offspring that are new and different combinations of the parental alleles. This recombination is due to either pairs of homologous chromosomes randomly segregating into two different daughter cells, or by crossing over, a process where homologous chromosomes exchange lengths of their genetic material. This is the basis for Gregor Mendel’s laws of genetics that characterize inheritance patterns of genetic material from an organism to its offspring. Karyogram showing homologous chromosome pairs of a human female.

Definition of homologous chromosomes in the English dictionary

The definition of homologous chromosomes in the dictionary is two chromosomes, one of paternal origin, the other of maternal origin, that are identical in appearance and pair during meiosis.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOMES

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WORDS THAT END LIKE HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOMES

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Synonyms and antonyms of homologous chromosomes in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «homologous chromosomes» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOMES

Find out the translation of homologous chromosomes to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of homologous chromosomes from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «homologous chromosomes» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

同源染色体
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cromosomas homólogos
570 millions of speakers

English

homologous chromosomes
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समरूपी क्रोमोसोमों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكروموزومات المتماثلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гомологичные хромосомы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cromossomas homólogos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমবয়স ক্রোমোসোম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chromosomes homologues
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kromosom homolog
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

homologen Chromosomen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

相同染色体
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상동 염색체
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kromosom homolog
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhiễm sắc thể tương đồng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Homologous நிறமூர்த்தங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वरुपाचा गुणसूत्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Homolog kromozomlar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cromosomi omologhi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chromosomy homologiczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гомологічні хромосоми
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cromozomi omologi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ομόλογα χρωμοσώματα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

homoloë chromosome
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

homologa kromosomer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

homologe kromosomer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of homologous chromosomes

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOMES»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOMES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about homologous chromosomes

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOMES»

Discover the use of homologous chromosomes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to homologous chromosomes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Biology Coloring Workbook
Three pairs of homologous chromosomes are shown: homologous chromosomes #1 (F); homologous chromosomes #2 (G); and homologous chromosomes #3 (H) . In a human cell, there are a total of twenty-three pairs; forty-six chromosomes ...
I. Edward Alcamo, 1998
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Biology: A Functional Approach
C Mid prophase I Homologous chromosomes come together (synapsis) forming a bivalent. D Late prophase I homologous chromosomes do not associate with each other in any way. But in meiosis they come to lie side by side, a process ...
M. B. V. Roberts, 1986
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Molecular Biology: Academic Cell Update Edition
FIGURE 1.07 Genes Match on Each of a Pair of Homologous Chromosomes Higher organisms possess two copies of each gene arranged on pairs of homologous chromosomes. The genes of the paired chromosomes are matched along their ...
David P. Clark, 2005
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Advanced Biology
In the first meiotic division the homologous chromosomes of each pair line up together and then get separated from each other and go into different cells. The second division merely separates the chromatids. With these basic ideas in mind,  ...
Michael Roberts, Michael Jonathan Reiss, Grace Monger, 2000
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Volume 1 - Cell Biology and Genetics
Link to Chromosome structure 9.1 A Two homologous chromosomes, one maternal (purple) and one paternal (blue) are in their duplicated form: Each is two sister chromatids, joined at the centromere. Homologous chromosomes align and ...
Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, 2008
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The Human Genome Project: Deciphering the Blueprint of Heredity
Instead each gamete is endowed with a randomly selected member of each pair of homologous chromosomes in the mother cell (see "Meiosis"). That is, the probability of a gamete's being endowed with one member of a pair of homologous ...
Necia Grant Cooper, 1994
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Essential AS Biology for OCR
Homologous chromosomes In the process of sexual reproduction, offspring are formed as a result of the fusion of gametes. If each gamete contained the full number of chromosomes (e.g. 46 in humans), when two gametes fused the resulting ...
Glenn Toole, Susan Toole, 2004
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Introductory Botany: Plants, People, and the Environment, ...
Homologous chromosomes line up in pairs along midplane. Homologous chromosomes separate and move to opposite poles. Note that sister chromatids remain attached at their centromeres. (b) Meiosis. Two divisions take place, giving rise ...
Linda Berg, 2007
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Human Microscopic Anatomy: An Atlas for Students of Medicine ...
Homologous chromosomes are fixed to the nuclear envelope (NE) by an attachment plaque (AP). Each chromosome possesses a centromere (Ce) and a pro- teinaceous axis (Ax). Sex chromosomes (X and Y) also duplicate their DNA content.
Radivoj V. Krstic, 1991
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Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments
Sutton realized that the presence in each cell of pairs of chromosomes, or homologous chromosomes, as they were soon called, correlated perfectly with the pairs of inheritable factors uncovered by Mendel. When Sutton examined the  ...
Gerald Karp, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOMES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term homologous chromosomes is used in the context of the following news items.
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Parent-progeny sequencing indicates higher mutation rates in …
... both length (47 kb versus 48 kb) and diversity (~10% between AT3G23110 and AT3G23120) between Col and Ler (or homologous chromosomes in the F1). «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Aging in Microbes
... up to one another, merge their protoplasm, and then exchange DNA, with individual genes swapped between homologous chromosomes. «h+ Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Microspore culture reveals complex meiotic behaviour in a …
The regularity of meiotic interactions between homologous chromosomes in the near-allohexaploid hybrid was assessed by detecting ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
4
Evidence that histone H1 is dispensable for proper meiotic …
... that complete absence of Hho1 from chromatin does not affect reciprocal recombination between homologous chromosomes during meiosis. «7thSpace Interactive, Jun 15»
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Factoring heredity
The first division separates the homologous chromosomes, which had paired with each other in prophase, into two 2C cells. The second ... «The Statesman, Jun 15»
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Discovery of a protein capable of regulating DNA repair during …
The reparation of these DNA breakages, through a process called homologous recombination, allows homologous chromosomes to pair up ... «Phys.Org, Apr 15»
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Scientists Identify Factor Which Influence Color of Pinot Grapes
“For the first time, they have shown that large-scale exchanges between homologous chromosomes, sometimes associated with deletions, ... «Snooth, Apr 15»
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Incomplete meiotic sex chromosome inactivation in the domestic dog
In the first meiotic division, homologous chromosomes need to segregate faithfully, to generate two daughter cells that both carry a haploid set ... «BMC Blogs Network, Apr 15»
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Pinot pigment mutations tell scientists a colourful story
... pinot noir, pinot gris and pinot blanc and observed how large-scale exchanges between homologous chromosomes, sometimes associated ... «New Zealand Herald, Apr 15»
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Master Regulator Of Chromosomal Segregation Identified
In meiosis, however, homologous chromosomes (one chromosome from each parent) rather than sister chromatids are separated. This is ... «Asian Scientist Magazine, Mar 15»

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