Question

In many organisms, one set of chromosomes comes from the maternal parent, while the other set comes from the paternal parent. Similar chromosomes in these sets are said to be ________.

Answer 1

Answer: Homologous

Explanation:

Homologous pair of chromosomes are the pair of chromosome pair which are  of same height, same length, same staining pattern, same centromere position for the genes with same corresponding loci.

In this pair of chromosome, one is inherited from the mother's body and the other is inherited from the father's body.

These pair of chromosomes are transferred from the parents to the children.