The number of possible genetically different gametes for an organism equals 2N, where N is the number of pairs of chromosomes. If an organism has 6 pairs of chromosomes, how many different gametes can it produce?

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The study of genes is called genetics. There are two types of genes and these are dominant and recessive.

The correct answer to the question is 12.

What is a chromosome?

  • A chromosome is a long DNA molecule with part or all of the genetic material of an organism.
  • Most eukaryotic chromosomes include packaging proteins called histones which, aided by chaperone proteins, bind to and condense the DNA molecule to maintain its integrity.

The number of possible genetically different gametes for an organism is equal to 2n  where n  is the number of pairs of chromosomes if a gamete has 6 pairs of chromosomes then according to the formula there would be 12 possible numbers with different genetical compositions or genotypes. According to Mendel law of segregation also known as the law of purity of gametes which is its second law,

this law states that the factors or alleles of a pair segregate from each other during gamete formation such that the gamete receives only one of the two factors they do not show blending.

This law also has its basis from monohybrid cross.

This 2n is the formula to know the numbers of gametes with different genotypes, where n is the pair of chromosomes.

Hence, the correct answer is 12

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