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Question
How do genes and chromosomes share similarity from the point of view of genetical studies?
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Solution
Similarities between Chromosomes and Genes:
- Both occur in pairs.
- Both segregate at the time of gamete formation such that only one of each pair is transmitted to a gamete.
- Independent pairs segregate independently of each other in both.
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