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Q. How many types of gametes can be produced by a diploid organism who is heterozygous for $4$ loci ?

Principles of Inheritance and Variation

Solution:

Types of gametes $= 2^n$ where $n$ is number of heterozygous loci. Thus, gametes produced by a diploid organism could be $2^4 = 16$.