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Chapter 16, Problem 6TYU
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Introduction: DNA is the blueprint of life that consists of the genetic instructions in a cell. Any variations in the DNA may lead to genetic disorders or inherited diseases, as they are passed onto the next generation.
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Ch. 16.1 - Distinguish between karyotyping and pedigree...Ch. 16.1 - Prob. 2LOCh. 16.1 - Prob. 3LOCh. 16.1 - Prob. 1CCh. 16.1 - Prob. 2CCh. 16.1 - Describe two ways in which genome database...Ch. 16.1 - Prob. 4CCh. 16.2 - Explain how nondisjunction in meiosis is...Ch. 16.2 - Distinguish among the following structural...Ch. 16.2 - Prob. 6LO
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