EBK ESSENTIALS OF GENETICS
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Author: Palladino
Publisher: YUZU
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Chapter 1, Problem 13PDQ
We all carry about 20,000 genes in our genome. So far, patents have been issued for more than 6000 of these genes. Do you think that companies or individuals should be able to patent human genes? Why or why not?
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