Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305073951
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 3SQ
Variation in _____ is the basis of variation in traits.
a. karyotype
b. the DNA sequence
c. the double helix
d. chromosome number
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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