Which of the following statements is not true for a pair of homologous chromosomes?

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Both the homologous chromosomes of a pair are contributed by either of the parents.

They usually contain slightly different versions of the same genetic information.

They segregate from each other during meiosis I.

They synapse during meiosis I.

answer is A.

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Each parent cell contributes to one homologous chromosome of a pair.Homologous chromosomes contain either the same or different alleles of the same genes.Homologous chromosomes segregate from each other during Anaphase -I of meiosis.During zygotene (meiosis I), homologous chromosomes start pairing together and this process of association is called synapsis.

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