Question

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an organism with five pairs of chromosomes can have \boxed{} genetic possibilities from independent assortment of its single gamete.

Explanation:

Step1: Recall independent assortment formula

The number of genetic possibilities for a single gamete from independent assortment is $2^n$, where $n$ = number of homologous chromosome pairs.

Step2: Substitute $n=5$ into formula

$2^5 = 2\times2\times2\times2\times2$

Answer:

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