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How do humans maintain the normal number of chromosomes across generations?

Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Publisher:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Chapter8: How Cells Reproduce

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1. How do humans maintain the normal number of chromosomes across generations?
2. What is the relationship between a DNA molecule and a chromosome?

3. Create an artwork (illustration/drawing) that differentiates autosomes and sex chromosomes.
4. Research on in vitro fertilization, discuss or identify the importance of in vitro fertilization.

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