Question

the human genome has an estimated 25,000 genes on 23 chromosomes that can be affected by crossing - over and assorted into gametes. given these numbers, about how many different combinations of chromosomes may be found in the gametes? hundreds thousands tens of thousands millions

Explanation:

Step1: Recall the formula for chromosome combinations

The number of different combinations of chromosomes in gametes is given by \(2^n\), where \(n\) is the number of chromosome pairs. Humans have 23 chromosome pairs.

Step2: Calculate \(2^{23}\)

\(2^{23}=8388608\)

Answer:

millions