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ISBN: 9781938168130

Author: Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble

Publisher: OpenStax College

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Identify some differences between meiosis in men and women.

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