Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134711751
Author: Eric J. Simon, Jean L. Dickey, Jane B. Reece
Publisher: PEARSON
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Some scientists once joked that when the DNA sequence of the human genome was complete, “we can all go home” because there would be nothing left for genetic researchers to discover. Why haven’t they all “gone home”?
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Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology (6th Edition)
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