What are the Members of a Pair of Nonsex Chromosomes

Question

What are the members of a pair of nonsex chromosomes?
A) alleles
B) diploids
C) gametes
D) homologous chromosomes

Accepted Answer

Nonsex chromosomes are also called autosomes, and they come in pairs called homologous chromosomes. These chromosomes carry the same genes in the same locations, but they may have different versions of those genes (alleles). Diploid organisms have two sets of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent. Gametes, on the other hand, have only one set of chromosomes and are produced during meiosis in a process called gametogenesis. Therefore, the members of a pair of nonsex chromosomes are homologous chromosomes.