The cell has two sets of each chromosome; one of the pair is derived from the mother and the other from the father. The maternal and paternal chromosomes in a homologous pair have the same genes at the same loci, but possibly different alleles. A couple of homologous chromosomes, or homologs, are a set of one maternal and one paternal chromosomes that pair up with each other inside a cell during meiosis.
Raleigh (/ËrÉËli/; RAH-lee) is the capital of the state of North Carolina, the seat of Wake County in the United States. Raleigh is known as the City of Oaks for its many oak trees, which line the streets in the heart of the city. The city covers a land area of 142.8 square miles (370 km2). The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population as 451,066 as of July 1, 2015.
2000 Population: 804,000. 2009 Population: 1.125 million. Percent growth 2000-2009: 40 percent Being home to such well-known universities as Duke, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and Wake Forest fuels a young and educated population in the âResearch Triangle,â which includes Raleigh, Durham, and Cary.