Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305073951
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 12SQ
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- a. consists of two sister chromatids
- b. has a characteristic X shape
- c. is constricted at the centromere
- d. all of the above
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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