Answer the Following Questions Using the Group of Answers Below

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the group of answers below.
-Plant species X is diploid (2n = 24) and has a quantitative trait,the expression of which is controlled by gene loci on each of its chromosomes.What is the maximum number of alleles for this trait that any one individual of species X could have?

A) 4
B) 6
C) 8
D) 12
E) 24