1. In an experiment performed by Gregor Mendel the results were are as follows. Two pea plants were crossed both were heterozygous for two traits, YyRr, yellow and round. The following F1 offspring were obtained, 315 round yellow, 101 wrinkled yellow, 108 round green, and 32 wrinkled green, a total of 556 F1 offspring. Mendel’s ideas regarding segregation and independent assortment predict a 9:3:3:1 ratio.
a. Use the Chi square test to determine whether these results are significantly different from what is predicted, in other words is this a chance result or is there some other explanation. You must show all steps of your work, explain the calculation results, and if you accept or reject the results and why.
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Now, let's get to the bottom of this Mendelian mystery, shall we?
First things first, we need to calculate the chi-square value. To do that, we'll need to set up our hypotheses:
Null Hypothesis (H0): The observed results fit the predicted 9:3:3:1 ratio.
Alternate Hypothesis (Ha): The observed results do not fit the predicted 9:3:3:1 ratio.
Now, let's calculate the expected values for each phenotype category. We'll use the formula:
Expected Value = (total count of F1 offspring) x (predicted ratio of each phenotype)
In this case, the predicted ratio is 9:3:3:1, so we'll have:
Expected Value for Round Yellow (RY) = (556) x (9/16)
Expected Value for Wrinkled Yellow (WY) = (556) x (3/16)
Expected Value for Round Green (RG) = (556) x (3/16)
Expected Value for Wrinkled Green (WG) = (556) x (1/16)
Now, let's calculate those expected values.
Expected Value for RY = (556) x (9/16) = 311.625
Expected Value for WY = (556) x (3/16) = 58.125
Expected Value for RG = (556) x (3/16) = 58.125
Expected Value for WG = (556) x (1/16) = 18.375
Great! We have our expected values. Now, let's calculate the chi-square value using the formula:
chi-square = Σ ( (Observed Value - Expected Value)^2 / Expected Value )
We'll calculate this for each phenotype category and then sum them up.
chi-square = ((315 - 311.625)^2 / 311.625) + ((101 - 58.125)^2 / 58.125) + ((108 - 58.125)^2 / 58.125) + ((32 - 18.375)^2 / 18.375)
Now, add up those numbers and we get our final chi-square value.
chi-square = calculate the sum of the above calculations
Alrighty, time to consult the chi-square distribution table with (Number of Phenotype Categories - 1) degrees of freedom (degrees of freedom = 4 - 1 = 3). Find the critical chi-square value at the desired level of significance (let's say p = 0.05, for example).
If our calculated chi-square value is greater than the critical chi-square value (p < 0.05), we reject the null hypothesis. If it's smaller, we accept it.
Now, my friend, it's up to you to crunch those numbers and make the call! Will Mendel's predictions hold up, or will the results whisk us away into a wacky world of genetic surprises? The stage is set, the spotlight is on you!
To determine whether the observed results are significantly different from the expected ratio predicted by Mendel's ideas, we will perform a Chi-square test. The Chi-square test compares the observed frequencies with the expected frequencies and determines if they differ significantly.
Let's start by setting up our hypotheses:
Null Hypothesis (H0): There is no significant difference between the observed and expected ratios.
Alternative Hypothesis (Ha): There is a significant difference between the observed and expected ratios.
Next, we need to calculate the expected frequencies. According to Mendel's predictions, the expected ratio is 9:3:3:1. We can calculate the expected frequencies using the formula:
Expected frequency = (Total number of offspring) * (Expected ratio for each category)
Expected round yellow offspring = (556) * (9/16) = 310.875
Expected wrinkled yellow offspring = (556) * (3/16) = 82.125
Expected round green offspring = (556) * (3/16) = 82.125
Expected wrinkled green offspring = (556) * (1/16) = 20.875
Now, let's calculate the Chi-square statistic using the formula:
Chi-square = Σ ((Observed frequency - Expected frequency)^2 / Expected frequency)
For each category, we can calculate the term ((Observed frequency - Expected frequency)^2 / Expected frequency) and sum them up.
Category Observed frequency Expected frequency (Observed - Expected)^2 (Observed - Expected)^2 / Expected
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Round yellow 315 310.875 (315 - 310.875)^2 0.0139
Wrinkled yellow 101 82.125 (101 - 82.125)^2 3.58
Round green 108 82.125 (108 - 82.125)^2 9.69
Wrinkled green 32 20.875 (32 - 20.875)^2 4.79
Sum of (Observed - Expected)^2 / Expected = 0.0139 + 3.58 + 9.69 + 4.79 = 18.0768
With three degrees of freedom (number of categories - 1), we can consult a Chi-square distribution table or use a statistical software to find the critical value at a given significance level. Let's assume a significance level of 0.05 (5%).
Now, we compare the calculated Chi-square value with the critical value. If the calculated value exceeds the critical value, we reject the null hypothesis; otherwise, we fail to reject it.
By comparing the calculated Chi-square value with the critical value, we find that the critical value at a significance level of 0.05 with three degrees of freedom is approximately 7.815.
In this case, the calculated Chi-square value (18.0768) exceeds the critical value (7.815). Therefore, we reject the null hypothesis, indicating that the observed results are significantly different from what is predicted by Mendel's ideas.
In conclusion, the observed results deviate significantly from the expected ratio, suggesting that there is some other explanation or factor influencing the results of this experiment.
To determine whether the observed results are significantly different from the predicted results, we can use the Chi-square (χ²) test. This test helps us assess whether the observed data deviates significantly from the expected data.
First, let's define our null hypothesis (H₀) and alternative hypothesis (H₁):
- Null hypothesis (H₀): The observed data does not significantly deviate from the expected data.
- Alternative hypothesis (H₁): The observed data significantly deviates from the expected data.
Next, we need to calculate the Chi-square statistic. The formula is as follows:
χ² = Σ[(Observed frequency - Expected frequency)² / Expected frequency]
To apply this formula, we need to calculate the expected frequencies for each genotype combination. The predicted ratio is 9:3:3:1, which means that for every 16 offspring, we expect 9 to be round yellow (Y_R_), 3 to be wrinkled yellow (yyR_), 3 to be round green (Y_rr), and 1 to be wrinkled green (yyrr).
Let's calculate the expected frequencies:
Expected frequency for round yellow (Y_R_):
(9/16) * 556 = 311.625
Expected frequency for wrinkled yellow (yyR_):
(3/16) * 556 = 103.5
Expected frequency for round green (Y_rr):
(3/16) * 556 = 103.5
Expected frequency for wrinkled green (yyrr):
(1/16) * 556 = 34.75
Now, we can calculate the Chi-square statistic using the formula provided earlier:
χ² = [(315 - 311.625)² / 311.625] + [(101 - 103.5)² / 103.5] + [(108 - 103.5)² / 103.5] + [(32 - 34.75)² / 34.75]
Simplifying:
χ² = (14.375² / 311.625) + (2.25² / 103.5) + (4.5² / 103.5) + (2.5625² / 34.75)
Calculating the values:
χ² = 0.656 + 0.051 + 0.207 + 0.15
χ² = 1.064
The next step is to compare this calculated χ² value with the critical χ² value obtained from a Chi-square table based on the degrees of freedom. The degrees of freedom for this test are (number of categories - 1), which is 4 - 1 = 3.
Assuming a significance level of 0.05 (commonly used), the critical χ² value for 3 degrees of freedom is 7.815 (from the table).
Since the calculated χ² value (1.064) is less than the critical χ² value (7.815), we fail to reject the null hypothesis. This means that the observed data does not deviate significantly from the expected data, suggesting that the results are consistent with Mendel's ideas of segregation and independent assortment.
In conclusion, we accept the results that the observed data is not significantly different from the predicted data.