MindTap Biology, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Starr/Taggart/Evers/Starr's Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 13, Problem 5SQ
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Concept introduction: The parent genotypes if known will help to determine the possible genotypes of children based on the Mendelian monohybrid cross and dihybrid cross. The parents can be homozygous dominant or homozygous recessive or heterozygous individuals.
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MindTap Biology, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Starr/Taggart/Evers/Starr's Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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