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If an organism produces 32 types of gametes, its genotype should be heterozygous for

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4 genes

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5 genes

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8 genes

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16 genes

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Solution

The correct option is B 5 genes
An organism should be heterozygous when it contains two different allels. A diploid organism is heterozygus. Heterzogys comes in pairs. An organism with 32 games should be heterozygus for 5 genes because 2^5 = 32.
So, the correct option is '5 genes'.

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