Study Guide for Campbell Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134443775
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Michael A. Pollock
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 13, Problem 17TYK
In a species with a diploid number of 6, how many different combinations of maternal and paternal chromosomes would be possible in gametes?
- a. 6
- b. 8
- c. 12
- d. 64
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Study Guide for Campbell Biology
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