Inquiry into Life
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781259426162
Author: Sylvia S. Mader Dr., Michael Windelspecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1.1, Problem 3A
The process that involves passing on genetic information between generations is called
a. natural selection
b. reproduction.
c. development.
d.
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Inquiry into Life
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