Genetic Analysis: An Integrated Approach (3rd Edition)
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Genetic Analysis: An Integrated Approach (3rd Edition)
Ch. 14 - 14.1 What are the advantages and disadvantages of...Ch. 14 - Prob. 2PCh. 14 - Discuss the similarities and differences between...Ch. 14 - 14.5 What are the advantages and disadvantages of...Ch. 14 - 14.6 You have cloned the mouse ortholog (see...Ch. 14 - 14.7 Diagram the mechanism by which CRISPRCas...Ch. 14 - 14.8 Describe how CRISPRCas has been modified to...Ch. 14 - 14.9 Discuss the advantages (and possible...Ch. 14 - 14.10 Discuss the advantages (and possible...Ch. 14 - You have identifies a gene encoding the protein...
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