Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life
15th Edition
ISBN: 9780357093795
Author: STARR
Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING (CUSTOM)
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Chapter 10, Problem 12SQ
A cell with a Barr body is ___ .
- a. a bacterium
- b. a sex cell
- c. from a female mammal
- d. infected by the Barr virus
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life
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