chromosome pair

chro·mo·some pair

two chromosomes of the full diploid karyotype that are similar in form and function but that usually differ in content, one normally being inherited from each parent and one being transmitted to each progeny; in the heteromorphic sex (in humans, the male), one pair, the sex chromosomes, differ markedly in appearance, content, and function.

chromosome pair

two HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOMES, one from each parent.