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 3.1, Problem 3COMQ
How many sets of chromosomes are found in a human somatic cell, and how many chromosomes are within one set?
a. 2 sets, with 23 in each set
b. 23 sets, with 2 in each set
c. 1 set, with 23 in each set
d. 23 sets, with 1 in each set
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