Which of the following describes a Homologous Chromosome?O Chromosomes that are exactly the same and duplicated during S PhaseO Chromosomes that are the same Chromosome but come from different parentsO Chromosomes that you find in the same cellO Chromosomes you find bound together by a Centromere

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Which of the following describes a Homologous Chromosome?
O Chromosomes that are exactly the same and duplicated during S Phase
O Chromosomes that are the same Chromosome but come from different parents
O Chromosomes that you find in the same cell
O Chromosomes you find bound together by a Centromere

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