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Number Genetically Explain Calculate Total Gametes Produced Independent

This note provides the formula for calculating the total number of possible genetically different gametes produced solely through independent assortment: 2 raised to the power of the number of chromosome pairs.

Total possible gametes = 2^Number of chromosome pairs.

Front Explain how to calculate the total number of possible genetically different gametes that could be produced through independent assortment only. 
Back Calculating number of possible genetically diff gametes:
  • 2Number of chromosome pairs (eg. 23 for humans)

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