Biological Science (6th Edition)
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Author: Scott Freeman, Kim Quillin, Lizabeth Allison, Michael Black, Emily Taylor, Greg Podgorski, Jeff Carmichael
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PROCESS OF SCIENCE Researchers studied mice embryos to determine whether the cells of the ear bones originated from the same embryonic cells as the cells that form the jaw in other vertebrates. Why would the researchers use mice instead of opossums or humans? Do the results from mice tell you something about your own ears? Why or why not?
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Biological Science (6th Edition)
Ch. 32 - True or false? Both echinoderms and vertebrates...Ch. 32 - 2. What trait(s) define(s) the vertebrates?
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