They are long strands of DNA when unraveled are over a meter long.
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Having two chromosomes of each pair is called diploid. In humans, diploid cells have 46 chromosomes, organized in 23 pairs where one chromosome from each pair is inherited from each parent.
You have 23 pairs of chromosome as a human. In each pair, you have one from your mother and one from your dad. All of your genes are on these.
Diploid is the term for cells that contain two chromosomes of each pair. Euploid is a term meaning normal body cells.
The two chromosomes in each matching pair in a karyotype are homologous chromosomes. These homologous chromosomes carry genes for the same traits at the same loci. One chromosome in the pair is inherited from the mother and the other from the father.
If both members of a pair of chromosomes are present in the cell, the condition of the chromosomes is said to be diploid. Diploid cells have two sets of chromosomes, one set derived from each parent.
HomologousWe receive one complete set of chromosomes from each parent. This means that for each chromosome, say chromosome 7, there are two copies in every cell of our bodies: the maternal and paternal copies of chromosome 7.The two copies of one chromosome are called a pair of homologous chromosomes.
This describes a diploid cell, which is the normal state for body cells in humans. In diploid cells, there are two sets of chromosomes, one set inherited from each parent, which allows for genetic diversity and proper functioning of the organism.