Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Michael Cummings
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Chapter 5, Problem 14QP
Can conjoined (Siamese) twins be dizygotic twins in light of the theory that conjoined twins result from incomplete division of the embryo?
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