EBK BIOLOGY
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Author: Maier
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Chapter 6, Problem 1CTS
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The members of society should be forced to pay the bills for the smokers or not.
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Smoking causes many problems in humans. Smoking causes long term damages to the lungs and damages the airways. Cigarette smokers have a higher risk of getting respiratory and cardiovascular problems.
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EBK BIOLOGY
Ch. 6 - Prob. 1LTBCh. 6 - Prob. 2LTBCh. 6 - A cell that begins mitosis with 46 chromosomes...Ch. 6 - The centromere is a region at which ___________....Ch. 6 - Prob. 5LTBCh. 6 - At metaphase of mitosis, ___________. the...Ch. 6 - Sister chromatids ___________. are two different...Ch. 6 - DNA polymerase ___________. attaches sister...Ch. 6 - Prob. 9LTBCh. 6 - Prob. 10LTB
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