The two members of a given pair of chromosomes are called what?
isolated chromosomes
tissue chromosomes
divergant chromosomes
homologous chromosomes
The two members of a given pair of chromosomes are called homologous chromosomes . We get one of each homologous pair, or 23 chromosomes, from our father. We get the other one of each pair, or 23 chromosomes, from our mother. A gamete must have the haploid number of chromosomes. That way, when two gametes unite, the zygote will have the diploid number. How are haploid cells produced? The answer is meiosis.