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barry barry
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11 years ago
What is the number of possible genotypes in a multiple allele series with 6 alleles? How many of these are homozygous and how many are heterozygous?
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11 years ago
The total number of genotypes for n alleles is n(n + 1)/2, so for six alleles, there are 21 total genotypes. Six of these are homozygous (n) and 15 (n(n - 1)/2) are heterozygous.
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