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AP: Chapter 15: The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance WorksheetAP: Chapter 15: The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance Worksheet
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AP: Chapter 15: The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance

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AP biology course-takers peer into the workings of inheritance with this worksheet. They examine the Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance, Morgan's fruit fly experimentation, and sex-linked genetic traits. Vocabulary definitions and critical-thinking questions are included in this four-page comprehensive assignment.

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chromosomes, inheritance

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inheritance, traits, chromosome, fruit fly genetics, sex-linked traits, recombination, non-disjunction, ploidy, mutant, genomic imprinting, science
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9th - Higher Ed
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