Genetics: Analysis and Principles
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ISBN: 9781259616020
Author: Robert J. Brooker Professor Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 31CONQ
What would be the sex of a human with each of the following sets of sex chromosomes?
A. XXX
B. X (also described as X0)
C. XYY
D. XXY
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Genetics: Analysis and Principles
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