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Skin color in a certain species of fish is inherited via a single gene with four different alleles.
-How many different types of gametes would be possible in this system?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 4
D) 8
E) 16

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The number of gametes possible in a system with n number of alleles is 2^n. In this case, there are 4 alleles, so the number of gametes possible is 2^4 = 16. However, since each gamete can only carry one allele, the actual number of different types of gametes will be equal to the number of alleles, which is 4.

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