What are homologs and when did they separate?
Cell division is a process in which a cell splits into daughter cells. In the process of cell division, the chromatin present in the nucleus shrinks and forms a thread-like structure called the chromosomes. There are mainly two types of cell divisions: mitosis and meiosis. Mitosis occurs in somatic cells, and meiosis occurs in reproductive cells.
Homologs or homologous chromosomes are the pair of chromosomes (one maternal and one paternal chromosome) that pair up with each other inside a cell during cell division. These pair of chromosome consists of similar length, centromere location, and gene position on the chromosome, however, homologous chromosomes may contain genes with different alleles.
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