The Living World
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Author: George B Johnson Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9.4, Problem 3LO
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To explain: The reason behind the reductional division of cells in the meiosis cycle.
Introduction: Meiosis is one of the types of cell division that takes place in sexually reproducing organisms to form gametes such as egg and sperm cells. Errors during meiosis result in the abnormal number of chromosomes that further lead to developmental disabilities in offspring.
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Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 3LOCh. 9.3 - Prob. 1.1TYUCh. 9.3 - Prob. 1.2TYUCh. 9.3 - Prob. 1.3TYUCh. 9.3 - Prob. 2.1TYUCh. 9.3 - Prob. 2.2TYUCh. 9.3 - Prob. 3TYUCh. 9.4 - Prob. 1LOCh. 9.4 - Prob. 2LOCh. 9.4 - Prob. 3LOCh. 9.4 - Prob. 1.1TYUCh. 9.4 - Prob. 1.2TYUCh. 9.4 - Prob. 2.1TYUCh. 9.4 - Prob. 2.2TYUCh. 9.4 - Prob. 3.1TYUCh. 9.4 - Prob. 3.2TYUCh. 9.5 - Prob. 1LOCh. 9.5 - Prob. 2LOCh. 9.5 - Prob. 1.1TYUCh. 9.5 - Prob. 1.2TYUCh. 9.5 - Prob. 1.3TYUCh. 9.5 - Prob. 2.1TYUCh. 9.5 - Prob. 2.2TYU
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