Definitions for "Homologous chromosomes"
The two matching chromosomes that align during meiosis I. (More? DNA Notes)
chromosome pairs of the same length, and centromere position that possess genes for the same characters (e.g. eye color) at the corresponding loci. One homologous chromosome is inherited from the organism's father, the other from the mother
chromosomes that pair up and separate during meiosis and generally have the same size, shape, and genetic information (the same genes but not necessarily the same alleles). One member of each pair of homologous chromosomes comes from the mother and the other comes from the father.