Assume that a cross is made between a heterozygous tall pea plant and a homozygous short pea plant. Fifty offspring are produced with 30 tall and 20 short plants. A genetics student hypothesizes that the data fit a ratio of 1:1 and wants to test the hypothesis by performing a chi-square analysis. Should the hypothesis be accepted or rejected? Why?
A) should be accepted, p value is greater than 0.05 |
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B) should be accepted, p value is smaller than 0.05 |
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C) should be rejected, p value is greater than 0.05 |
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D) should be rejected, p value is smaller than 0.05 |
A. The hypothesis should be accepted as the calculated p value is greater than p=0.05 and the deviations that are observed are by chance.
The necessary calculations are given below.
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