The Number of Different Possible Gametes That an Organism Can

question 7

Multiple Choice

The number of different possible gametes that an organism can produce due to independent assortment is 2ⁿ,where n is the number of chromosome pairs.How many different kinds of gametes can be produced by humans due to independent assortment only?

• A) 23²
• B) 46²
• C) 23⁴
• D) 2²³
• E) 2⁴⁶

Grasp the concept of risk societies and the management of risks in modernity.

Appreciate the debate between modernity and postmodernity in sociological thought.

Understand the different theorists’ defense of modernity and their critiques of postmodernism.

Be aware of the sociological views on the reflexive nature of modernity.

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Definitions:

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