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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 F 1 progeny with blue shells and long antenna. Crossing F 1 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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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 F 1 progeny with blue shells and long antenna. Crossing F 1 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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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 F 1 progeny with blue shells and long antenna. Crossing F 1 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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