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You are doing lab work with a new species of beetle. You have isolated lines that breed true for either blue shells and long antenna or green shells and short antenna. Crossing these lines yields F₁ progeny with blue shells and long antenna. Crossing F₁ progeny with beetles that have green shells and short antenna yields the following progeny:
Blue shell, long antenna82
Green shell, short antenna78
Blue shell, short antenna37
Green shell, long antenna43
Total240
-A chi-square test is done to test for independent assortment. What is the resulting chi-square value and how many degree(s) of freedom should be used in its interpretation?

• A) 27.1 and one degree of freedom
• B) 14.9 and three degrees of freedom
• C) 14.9 and two degrees of freedom
• D) 27.1 and three degrees of freedom
• E) 0.42 and two degrees of freedom

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