Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337408332
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 6SQ
The chromosome number ______.
- a. refers to a particular chromosome in a cell
- b. is a characteristic feature of a species
- c. is the number of autosomes in cells of a given type
- d. is the same in all species
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