Question

Cells having matched pairs of chromosomes are _____.

diploid
haploid
homologous
homozygous

Answer 1

Cells having matched pairs of chromosomes are homologous.
Final answer: C homologous

Answer 2

Answer: The correct answer for the fill in the blank is Diploid.

Diploid cells are present in eukaryotic organisms. These cells contain two set of chromosomes, which are homologous ( same) to each other. They are represented by 2n where n depicts the number of one complete set of chromosomes.

Example- Somatic cells of humans ( having 23 pairs of chromosomes)