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Total number of progeny of a dihybrid cross is 640 in generation. How many are recombinants:
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240
Option C (240) is correct because in a dihybrid cross, the recombinant phenotypes occur in 6/16 of the progeny. Therefore, with a total of 640 progeny, the number of recombinants is (6/16) * 640 = 240.
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