👉 In biology, an "omophagous" organism is one that has two sets of chromosomes, one set inherited from each parent. This means that the genetic material for both sets of chromosomes is present in the same cell or within a single cell. For example, a sperm cell contains only one set of chromosomes (from either parent), and an egg cell contains two sets of chromosomes (one from each parent). These cells are genetically identical, but they come from different parents. The term "
