EBK CONCEPTS OF GENETICS

12th Edition

ISBN: 9780134818979

Author: Killian

Publisher: YUZU

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EBK CONCEPTS OF GENETICS

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Describe the origin of cultivated American cotton.

Solution Summary: The author explains that American cotton is an example of Amphidiploid hybrid containing 26 pairs of chromosomes out of which 13 are from each parent.

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