if there is 5 different polymorphic alleles in a a population, how many genotypes are homozygous & heterozygou?

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Homozygous- means the same trait

Heterozygous means both dominant and receive traits

Homozygous

An organism is referred to as being homozygous at a specific locus when it carries two identical copies of the gene affecting a given trait on the two corresponding homologous chromosomes (e.g., the genotype is PP or pp when P and p refer to different possible alleles of the same gene). Such a cell or such an organism is called a homozygote.

A homozygous dominant genotype occurs when a particular locus has two copies of the dominant allele (e.g. PP). A homozygous recessive genotype occurs when a particular locus has two copies of the recessive allele (e.g. pp).

Pure-bred or true breeding organisms are homozygous. For example a homozygous individual could have the allele combinations PP or pp. All homozygous alleles are either allozygous or autozygous.

Heterozygote

An organism is a heterozygote or is heterozygous at a locus or gene when it has different alleles occupying the gene's position in each of the homologous chromosomes. In other words, it describes an individual that has 2 different alleles for a trait. In diploid organisms, the two different alleles were inherited from the organism's two parents. For example a heterozygous individual would have the allele combination Pp

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