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Human Heredity 11th Edition by Michael Cummings

Edition 11ISBN: 978-1305251052
book Human Heredity 11th Edition by Michael Cummings cover

Human Heredity 11th Edition by Michael Cummings

Edition 11ISBN: 978-1305251052
Exercise 27
A teratogen is an agent that produces nongenetic abnormalities during embryonic or fetal development. Suppose a teratogen is present at conception. As a result, during the first mitotic division the centromeres fail to divide. The teratogen then loses its potency and has no further effect on the embryo. What is the chromosomal complement of this embryo?
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In a zygote/fetus, each cell has 46 chro...

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