Genetics: Analysis and Principles 5th Edition by Robert Brooker

Exercise 36

Figure 6.1 shows the first experimental results that indicated linkage between two different genes. Conduct a chi square analysis to confirm that the genes are really linked and the data could not be explained by independent assortment.FIGURE 6.1 An experiment of Bateson and Punnett with sweet peas, showing that independent assortment does not always occur. Note: The expected numbers are rounded to the nearest whole number.