Genetics: From Genes to Genomes, 5th edition
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780073525310
Author: Leland H. Hartwell, Michael L. Goldberg, Janice A. Fischer, Leroy Hood, Charles F. Aquadro
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 15P
How many genetically different eggs could be formed by women with the following genotypes?
a. Aa bb CC DD
b. AA Bb Cc dd
c. Aa Bb cc Dd
d. Aa Bb Cc Dd
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