The results of a dihybrid cross of plants is given in the table below. What conclusions would you make?
A) More progeny should be counted since the number of progeny is too low to make this type of analysis
B) The chi square value is so close to the p value at 0.05 a conclusion should not be drawn and another mating should be performed
C) The results are statistically the same as the expected results
D) The results are statistically significantly different than the expected results

Question

The results of a dihybrid cross of plants is given in the table below. What conclusions would you make? 
A) More progeny should be counted since the number of progeny is too low to make this type of analysis 
B) The chi square value is so close to the p value at 0.05 a conclusion should not be drawn and another mating should be performed 
C) The results are statistically the same as the expected results 
D) The results are statistically significantly different than the expected results

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The chi square value is greater than the critical value at a 0.05 level of significance, indicating that the results are statistically significantly different from the expected results. Therefore, it can be concluded that there is a significant deviation from the expected ratios and that the genes are likely located on different chromosomes.

The Results of a Dihybrid Cross of Plants Is Given