Campbell Biology in Focus
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Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Rebecca Orr
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Chapter 10.1, Problem 2CC
How does an asexually reproducing eukaryotic organism produce offspring that are genetically identical to each other and to their parent?
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Ch. 10.1 - MAKE CONNECTIONS Using what you know of gene...Ch. 10.1 - How does an asexually reproducing eukaryotic...Ch. 10.1 - WHAT IF? A horticulturalist breeds orchids, trying...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 1CCCh. 10.2 - Prob. 2CCCh. 10.2 - Prob. 3CCCh. 10.2 - WHAT IF? A certain eukaryote lives as a...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 1CCCh. 10.3 - WHAT IF? After the synaptonemal complex...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 1CC
Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 2CCCh. 10 - A human cell containing 22 autosomes and a Y...Ch. 10 - Homologous chromosomes move toward opposite poles...Ch. 10 - If the DNA content of a diploid cell in the G1...Ch. 10 - Prob. 4TYUCh. 10 - Prob. 5TYUCh. 10 - Prob. 6TYUCh. 10 - Prob. 7TYUCh. 10 - Prob. 8TYUCh. 10 - Prob. 9TYUCh. 10 - Prob. 10TYU
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