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When a population has a gene with four alleles circulating, how many possible genotypes are there?

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When a population has a gene with four alleles circulating, there are 10 possible genotypes.

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Answer:

10 possible genotypes

Step-by-step explanation:

Genotype is defined as the genetic makeup of an individual, ie the set of all genes in that organism. The gene, in turn, can be defined as a specific nucleotide sequence of DNA that stores hereditary information. They present information that will be responsible for a given characteristic. Each individual has a specific genotype that is made up of genes from their parents that will be kept for the life of the organism.

To know how many genotypes a population can present from the number of alleles, we must calculate by the formula: alleles x (alleles+1)/2

This way we will have:

4x (4 + 1) / 2 =

4x (5) / 2 =

20/2 = 10 possible genotypes.

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