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question 10
humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes. how many possible ways can these be sorted out during independent assortment?
a more than 8 million ways
b 46 ways
c 23 ways
d about 100 million ways
e 529 ways (23 × 23 ways)
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Explanation:

Step1: Recall independent - assortment formula

The number of possible combinations of chromosomes during independent assortment is given by \(2^n\), where \(n\) is the number of chromosome pairs.

Step2: Substitute the value of \(n\)

Here, \(n = 23\) (since humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes). So the number of possible ways is \(2^{23}\).

Step3: Calculate \(2^{23}\)

\(2^{23}=8388608\)

Answer:

A. more than 8 million ways