Which of the following best describes how an individual with genotype AaBbCCDdEE can make gametes with eight different genotypes.

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∻Answer∻ ⚹ The individual with genotype AaBbCCDdEE can make gametes with eight different genotypes due to the independent assortment of alleles during meiosis. ⚹ ∻Solution∻ ‖ a ⋮ Independent Assortment: During meiosis, alleles of different genes assort independently of one another. This means that the combination of alleles in the gametes is a result of random assortment. ‖ ‖ b ⋮ Genotype Breakdown: The genotype AaBbCCDdEE has five loci with the following alleles: A/a, B/b, C/C, D/d, and E/E. ‖ ‖ c ⋮ Heterozygous Loci: The loci A/a, B/b, and D/d are heterozygous, meaning they can produce two different alleles each (A or a, B or b, D or d). ‖ ‖ d ⋮ Homozygous Loci: The loci C/C and E/E are homozygous, meaning they can only produce one type of allele each (C and E). ‖ ‖ e ⋮ Gamete Combinations: The number of different gametes is calculated by multiplying the number of allele combinations at each heterozygous locus: $2 imes 2 imes 2 = 8$. ‖ ∻Key Concept∻ ⚹ Independent Assortment ⚹ ∻Explanation∻ ⚹ The principle of independent assortment states that alleles of different genes are distributed independently of one another during gamete formation. This leads to a variety of possible combinations of alleles in the gametes. ⚹◊How many possible gamete combinations can be formed from the genotype AaBbCCDdEE?⍭ Generate me a similar question◊

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