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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Explain your answer.
 
  If a diploid organism has 16 chromosomes (and thus 8 pairs of homologous chromosomes), that organism can produce only 28 genetically different gametes.
 
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Disagree. There are two distinct mechanisms for genetic variation in gametes. One method, the reassortment of chromosomes during meiosis, would result in a diploid organism with 16 chromosomes producing 28 genetically different gametes. However, a much greater number of genetically different gametes can be produced as a result of the recombination between chromosomes that occurs during every meiosis.
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