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When a dihybrid cross is fit into a punnett square with 16 boxes, the maximum number of different phenotypes available, are

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8
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4
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2
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16
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The correct option is B 4
A cross between two individuals for studying inheritance of two characters is known as dihybrid cross. The phenotypic ratio in F2 generation of a dihybrid cross is 9:3:3:1 therefore, the maximum number of different phenotypes available are 4.

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