Chromosomes: The missing link - Young people's understanding of mitosis, meiosis, and fertilisation

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 189-199

  Lewis, Jenny ^a   Leach, John ^a   Wood Robinson, Colin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Math Sci and Technol Educ Coll   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cell division; Chromosomes; Genetic information; Students' understandings

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034414427     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2000.9655717     Document Type: Article

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