Parents pass chromosomes in gametes to form the zygote, which will grow and develop to become an adult. But in the gametes of the adult, each chromosome will be a mix of mothers and father genes, not exclusively mother’s or father’s, as they were in the zygote. Why is this?

Parents pass chromosomes in gametes to form the zygote, which will grow and develop to become an adult. But in the gametes of the adult, each chromosome will be a mix of mothers and father genes, not exclusively mother’s or father’s, as they were in the zygote. Why is this?

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Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305117396

Author:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Publisher:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Chapter8: How Cells Reproduce

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