Which statement regarding chromosome structure or function is true?
A)The chromatids of any single chromosome are known as "sister chromatids."
B)The genes located on the telomeres of chromosomes are identical to the genes in the centromeres.
C)Immediately before the mitosis phase of cell division, the chromosomes of all somatic cells are haploid.
D)A specific gene allele on one chromosome has a complementary allele on the other chromosome of a pair.

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Each longitudinal left and right half of any one chromosome is a chromatid. The two chromatids of a chromosome are homologous and termed sister chromatids. Gene alleles on separate chromosomes of a pair are not considered "complementary"; only gene sequences are complementary.

Which Statement Regarding Chromosome Structure or Function Is True