Biology (11th Edition)

by Raven, Peter; Johnson, George; Mason, Kenneth; Losos, Jonathan; Singer, Susan

Published by McGraw-Hill Education

ISBN 10: 1259188132

ISBN 13: 978-1-25918-813-8

Chapter 53 - Animal Development - Review Questions - Apply - Page 1132: 1

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Polyspermy, described by the cousin, would be a genetic disaster, creating triploid babies which would die well before birth. It is deliberately stopped to avoid this.

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