Human Biology (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305112100
Author: Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 19, Problem 1SQ
Alleles are ___________.
- a. alternate forms of a gene
- b. different molecular forms of a chromosome
- c. always homozygous
- d. always heterozygous
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