Of the 23 pairs of chromosomes, 22 pairs look alike and possess genetic information concerning the same traits. These are

a. sex chromosomes.
b. identical chromosomes.
c. autosomes.
d. alleles

c

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Anastasia is building a sand castle at the beach

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