In Peas, the Yellow Seed Color Is Dominant (YY or Yy)

question 6

Multiple Choice

In peas, the yellow seed color is dominant (YY or Yy) over the green seed color (yy) . You have been given a plant that only produces yellow seeds and need to determine if the plant is YY or Yy. Which of the following crosses would be most effective for determining the genotype of your plant?

• A) your plant × a plant that produces only green seeds
• B) your plant × another plant with known genotype YY
• C) your plant × another plant with known genotype Yy
• D) No cross is necessary. You should just plant your yellow seed and see what color flowers it produces.
• E) There is no way to determine the genotype of your plant.

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Definitions:

Null and Alternative Hypotheses

In hypothesis testing, the null hypothesis is a statement of no effect or no difference, and the alternative hypothesis is the statement that researchers seek to provide evidence for.

One-Sample Test

A statistical test used to determine whether a sample mean significantly differs from a known or hypothesized population mean.

Hypothesized Proportion Value

A specified value of a population proportion in hypothesis testing that serves as the basis for comparing with the proportion observed in the sample data.

Proportion

A part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole; a fraction or percentage of a total.