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Chapter 38.3, Problem 3CC
WHAT IF? Ø In a few species, chloroplast genes are inherited only from sperm. How might this influence efforts to prevent transgene escape?
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Ch. 38.1 - Distinguish between pollination and fertilization.Ch. 38.1 - Prob. 2CCCh. 38.1 - Prob. 3CCCh. 38.1 - Prob. 4CCCh. 38.2 - What are three ways that flowering plants avoid...Ch. 38.2 - Prob. 2CCCh. 38.2 - Prob. 3CCCh. 38.3 - Compare traditional plant-breeding methods with...Ch. 38.3 - Why does Bt maize have less fumonisin than non-GM...Ch. 38.3 - WHAT IF? In a few species, chloroplast genes are...
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