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    • Question

      How many kinds of genotypes are possible in F₂, if

      four genes are segregating independently? 
      A 243 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B 81 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C 27 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D 9 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      When four genes are segregating independently in the F₂ generation, the total number of possible genotypes can be calculated by taking 2 to the power of the number of gene pairs. For each gene pair, there are 3 possible genotypes (assuming a simple dominant/recessive model - homozygous dominant, heterozygous, homozygous recessive). Therefore, the total number of genotypes for four independently segregating genes is  34 = 81 Hence, the correct answer is (2) 81.

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