BROOKER BIOLOGY
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ISBN: 9781307656152
Author: BROOKER
Publisher: MCG/CREATE
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Chapter 33, Problem 8TY
Naturally occurring identical twins are possible only in animals that
- a. have spiral cleavage.
- b. have determinate cleavage.
- c. are protostomes.
- d. have indeterminate cleavage.
- e. have spiral and determinate cleavage and are protosomes.
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BROOKER BIOLOGY
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