How many different allele combinations can be produced from two parents that are heterozygous for a polygenic trait controlled by three different genes with two allele pairs? Explain

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How many different allele combinations can be produced from two parents that are heterozygous for a polygenic trait controlled by three different genes with two allele pairs? Explain. 

 

 

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