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Kindfield, Ann C. H. – Journal of Biological Education, 1991
Discusses the frequent misconception displayed by students that chromosome structure is a function of chromosome number or ploidy. Provides detailed analyses of the evidence concerning the prevalence of this ploidy/structure misconception among students of introductory genetics and the potential sources for inaccurate communication that it can…
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Genetics