Campbell Biology in Focus
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ISBN: 9780134710679
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Rebecca Orr
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11, Problem 3TYU
A man has six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. His wife and their daughter have the normal number of digits, Remember that extra digits is a dominant trait. What fraction of this couple's children would be expected to have extra digits?
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