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ISBN: 9780135174739

Author: BAUMAN

Publisher: PEARSON

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Genes are responsible for transmitting the characters located on the chromosomes from one individual to another across the generations. Genetics is the study of different genes that are involved in different functions. Genetics is a branch of biology tha…

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The investigations of which researcher finally disproved that living organisms can come from nonliving substances?

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