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what is a Homologue?
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Answer #1One chromosome of a pair is called homologue.In Homologous pair two identical chromosomes are present. Each one chromosome in a Homologous pair is called Homologue.
Answer #2This is a loaded question, because it determines entirely on the context of the question. Even in 'bioinformatics', it is still loaded.
Genes, operons, chromosomes can all be homologs. They can exist in the same or different cells/organisms.
Some sub-fields consider homologs to be synonymous to orthologs. Other consider homologs to be either orthologs or paralogs.
So yeah, this question is highly dependent on context, and if the employer knows what they are doing, they would either be expecting this broad answer, or have given more specifics in the first place.
Genes, operons, chromosomes can all be homologs. They can exist in the same or different cells/organisms.
Some sub-fields consider homologs to be synonymous to orthologs. Other consider homologs to be either orthologs or paralogs.
So yeah, this question is highly dependent on context, and if the employer knows what they are doing, they would either be expecting this broad answer, or have given more specifics in the first place.
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