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In a trihybrid cross, the different types of genotypes obtained in the F2 generation is
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  • A 8
  • B 18
  • C 27
  • D 36
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The correct answer is: 27
In a monohybrid cross, there are 3 types of genotypes produced in the F2 generation: AA, Aa, aa. In a dihybrid cross, there are 3×3=9 types of genotypes produced in the F2 generation: AABB, AaBB, aaBB, AABb, AaBb, aaBb, AAbb, Aabb, aabb. In a trihybrid cross, there are 3×3×3= 27 types of genotypes produced in the F2 generation (number of different F2 genotypes is 3n) and they are:
AABBCC, AaBBCC, aaBBCC, AABbCC, AaBbCC, aaBbCC, AAbbCC, AabbCC, aabbCC, AABBCc, AaBBCc, aaBBCc, AABbCc, AaBbCc, aaBbCc, AAbbCc, AabbCc, aabbCc, AABBcc, AaBBcc, aaBBcc, AABbcc, AaBbcc, aaBbcc, AAbbcc, Aabbcc, aabbcc.

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