Biology 2e
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Author: Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
Publisher: OpenStax
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Chapter 10, Problem 5RQ
An organism s traits are determined by the specific combination of inherited.
- cells.
- genes.
- proteins.
- chromatids.
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Biology 2e
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