Question

please settle a bet with a friend. I say all these statements are true about homologous chromosomes but my friend says they are not.



homologous chromosomes have genes that control same traits and control same functions.


homologous chromosomes have identical genes because they're derived from identical parent cells.


homologous chromosomes have same genes although composition of those genes may or may not be identical.


in homologous chromosomes, genes are homologous.

Answer 1

homologous chromosomes are called?

Answer 2

By convention, each percent cross-over frequency equals 1 map unit, so the two alleles are 16 map units apart.