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homologous chromosome

set of one maternal and one paternal chromosome that pair up with each other inside a cell during meiosis. Homologs have the same genes in the same loci
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homologous chromosome

Summary

homologous chromosome ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (384 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • homologous chromosome is a type of chromosome[2].
  • homologous chromosome is a type of homology[3].
  • homologous chromosome's Commons category is recorded as Homologous chromosomes[4].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include chromosome[2] and homology[3].

Why It Matters

homologous chromosome ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (384 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1qqYBb
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37444|batch #37444]]: Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) ([[Property:P14541]]) 2"
  2. 13d ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Q140249898
    Subclass of → chromosome, homology
    Aliases → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36807|batch #36807]]: tag for concrete/abstract disjunction anomaly"
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