LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781259285271
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 6MC
An abnormal number of chromosomes in a cell following meiosis occurs as a result of
| a. | synapsis |
| b. | nondisjunction. |
| c. | crossing over. |
| d. | reduction division. |
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