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Some misconceptions in meiosis shown by students responding to an Advanced level practical examination question in biology

C. R. Brown Department of Educational Studies, University of Hull, Science Education Centre, Hull, HU6 7RX
Pages 182-186 | Published online: 13 Dec 2010

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Leslie Kate Wright, Paulina Cortez, Margaret A. Franzen & Dina L. Newman. (2021) Teaching meiosis with the DNA triangle framework: A classroom activity that changes how students think about chromosomes . Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education 50:1, pages 44-54.
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Eric E. Goff, Katie M. Reindl, Christina Johnson, Phillip McClean, Erika G. Offerdahl, Noah L. Schroeder & Alan R. White. (2017) Efficacy of a Meiosis Learning Module Developed for the Virtual Cell Animation Collection. CBE—Life Sciences Education 16:1, pages ar9.
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