How many kinds of gametes can be produced by an individual o

How many kinds of gametes can be produced by an individual of genotype A/a B/b C/C d/d E/e ?

Solution

The number of different types of gametes produced depends on the number of heterozygous loci. It can be calculcated from the formula 2ⁿ where n number of heterozygous loci. In the given genotype, there are 3d heterozygous loci. Therefore, the number or kinds of gametes produced is 2³ = 8. They are:

ABCdE, ABCde, AbCdE, AbCde, aBCdE, aBCde, abCdE, and abCde.