Tall versus Short
All tall
787 tall
277 short
Smooth versus Wrinkled
Seeds
All smooth seeds
5,474 smooth
1,850 wrinkled
Yellow versus Green
Seeds
All yellow seeds
6,022 yellow
2,001 green
From the table and the theoretical results answer questions 1 and 2.
1) Assume that we are crossbreeding genetically pure tall plants with genetically pure short plants. Create a table, like we did for yellow and green plants, indicating the possible combinations of tall and short peas.
What is the theoretical probability that a second-generation plant will be short?
What is the experimental probability that a second-generation plant will be short?
How do theoretical and experimental probabilities compare?
2) Assume that we are crossbreeding genetically pure smooth-seed plants with genetically pure wrinkled-seed plants. Create a table, like we did for yellow and green plants, indicating the possible combinations of smooth-seed plants and wrinkle-seed plants.
What is the theoretical probability that a second-generation plant will have smooth seeds?
What is the experimental probability that a second-generation plant will be short?
How do theoretical and experimental probabilities compare?