Multiple choice

How many copies of a gene are inherited from each parent?

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4

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A Correct answer
Explanation

In sexual reproduction, an organism inherits one set of chromosomes (and thus one copy of each gene) from each parent. This results in a diploid state where there are two copies of each gene total.