EBK HUMAN BIOLOGY
11th Edition
ISBN: 8220100545931
Author: MCMILLAN
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 19, Problem 1SQ
Alleles are ___________.
- a. alternate forms of a gene
- b. different molecular forms of a chromosome
- c. always homozygous
- d. always heterozygous
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