Genetics: From Genes to Genomes
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ISBN: 9781259700903
Author: Leland Hartwell Dr., Michael L. Goldberg Professor Dr., Janice Fischer, Leroy Hood Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 17P
Assuming (i) that the two chromosomes in every homologous pair carry different alleles of some genes, and (ii) that no crossing over takes place, how many genetically different offspring could any one human couple potentially produce? Which of these two assumptions (i or ii) is more realistic?
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