Introduction to Genetic Analysis
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ISBN: 9781464109485
Author: Anthony J.F. Griffiths, Susan R. Wessler, Sean B. Carroll, John Doebley
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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To determine: The cells that could have been used for the measurements.
Introduction: The length of a DNA molecule is often measured in "base pairs," or bp that is, the number of rungs in the ladder, and sometimes, this unit of measurement is shortened simply to "bases."
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