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How many unique gametes could be produced through independent assortment by an individual with the genotype AaBbCCDdEE?

A) 4
B) 8
C) 16
D) 32
E) 64

User Tuespetre
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The answer is B) 8.

There are 5 genes. There are two possibilities for each of the heterozygous genes and only one possibility for each of homozygous genes. So, the possibilities for each gene are:
Aa - 2: A or a;
Bb - 2: B or b;
CC - 1: D;
Dd - 2: D or d;
EE - 1: E.
Genotype AaBbCCDdEE will have
2 x 2 x 1 x 2 x 1 gametes

Thus, there will be 8 unique gametes produced by an individual with the genotype AaBbCCDdEE
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