In snapdragons, variation in flower color is determined by a single gene (Hartl and Jones 2005). RR

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In snapdragons, variation in flower color is determined by a single gene (Hartl and Jones 2005). RR individuals are red, Rr (heterozygous) individuals are pink, and rr individuals are white. In a cross between heterozygous individuals, the expected ratio of red flowered: pink flowered: white-flowered offspring is 1:2:1.1:2:1. 

a. The results of such a cross were 10 red-, 21 pink-, and 9 white-flowered offspring. Do these results differ significantly (at a 5% level) from the expected frequencies?

b. In another, larger experiment, you count 100 times as many flowers as in the experiment in part (a) and get 1000 red, 2100 pink, and 900 white. Do these results differ significantly from the expected  1:2:11:2:1 ratio?

c. Do the proportions observed in the two experiments [i.e., in parts (a) and (b)] differ? Did the results of the two hypothesis tests differ? Why or why not?

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The Analysis Of Biological Data

ISBN: 9781319226237

3rd Edition

Authors: Michael C. Whitlock, Dolph Schluter

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