WHAT IS LIFE? A GUIDE TO BIO 3E+LAUNCHPA
WHAT IS LIFE? A GUIDE TO BIO 3E+LAUNCHPA
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Author: PHELAN
Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education
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Chapter 6, Problem 9SA
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Why gametes have only half the genetic material of the parent cell.

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Gametes are the cells involved in sexual reproduction wherein two gametes fuse to produce a zygote which will develop into the offspring.

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