EBK HUMAN BIOLOGY
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Author: MCMILLAN
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Chapter 16, Problem 8SQ
Fertilization _____.
- a. unites the nuclei of a sperm and egg cell
- b. forms a zygote that has chromosomes of both parents
- c. usually occurs in an oviduct
- d. all of the above
- e. a and b but not c
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