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To explain: The differences between homologous chromosomes and sister chromatids.

Introduction: A diploid organism contains a pair of chromosomes called homologs. Similarities observed in an organism due to a common ancestor is called Homology. The pair of homologous chromosomes is obtained from the same chromosome. Duplicate copies of a single chromosome are called sister chromatids.

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