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ISBN: 9781259188121
Author: Peter Stiling, Robert Brooker, Linda Graham, Eric Widmaier
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 15.1, Problem 1CC
Researchers usually treat cells with drugs that stimulate them to divide before beginning the procedure for making a karyotype. Why is this treatment useful?
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