Campbell Essential Biology (7th Edition)
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Author: Eric J. Simon, Jean L. Dickey, Jane B. Reece
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 20IMT
For each pair of your homologous chromosomes, one member derives from your mother, and the other from your father, ensuring the transmission of genes from one generation to the next.
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Campbell Essential Biology (7th Edition)
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