Development of a meiosis concept inventory

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 655-664

  Kalas, Pamela ^a   O'Neill, Angie ^a   Pollock, Carol ^a   Birol, Gülnur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; EDUCATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MEIOSIS; STUDENT; TEACHING;

BIOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMANS; MEIOSIS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 84889015583     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.12-10-0174     Document Type: Article

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