An individual with a genotype of Aa Bb CC is able to produce how many different kinds of gametes?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 7
E) 8

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The individual can produce 4 different kinds of gametes. Each heterozygous gene pair (Aa and Bb) can produce 2 types of alleles, while the homozygous pair (CC) can produce only 1 type. Therefore, the number of different gametes is 2 (from Aa) x 2 (from Bb) x 1 (from CC) = 4.

An Individual with a Genotype of Aa Bb CC Is