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Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
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Chapter 10.2, Problem 1CSC
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To determine: Whether the process of gamete formation and union can explain the full range of diverse traits exhibited by the children of the given parents.
Introduction: The male and female gametes are formed by meiosis, which is a reduction division resulting in haploid gametes from diploid germ cells. During sexual reproduction, the haploid male and female gametes combine to a diploid zygote.
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