Figure 13.6

-Using the accompanying illustration and the assumption that half of a plant's sperm and eggs are p and half are P,one can predict that the chance of sperm p meeting egg P at fertilization is ____.
A) 50%
B) 75%
C) 25%
D) ½ X ¼
E) 100-%

Question

Figure 13.6
 
-Using the accompanying illustration and the assumption that half of a plant's sperm and eggs are p and half are P,one can predict that the chance of sperm p meeting egg P at fertilization is ____.  
A) 50% 
B) 75% 
C) 25% 
D) ½ X ¼ 
E) 100-%

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The chance of sperm p meeting egg P at fertilization is 50%. This is because half of the sperm are p and half of the eggs are P, so the probability of them meeting is 1/2 x 1/2 = 1/4 = 25%.

Figure 13.6 -Using the Accompanying Illustration and the Assumption That Half of Assumption