A chi square test is done to determine _____.
A) whether an organism with a dominant phenotype is homozygous or heterozygous
B) whether an allele exhibits complete or incomplete dominance
C) what the predicted outcome of a dihybrid cross will be
D) how closely actual results of a cross match the expected results
E) whether a trait is determined by one gene or many genes

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A chi square test is used to determine whether the actual results of a cross match the expected results, which can help to determine how closely the observed data fits the theoretical patterns. This test is commonly used in genetics to test hypotheses about the inheritance of traits and to determine whether the results are statistically significant. The other choices are all related to genetic concepts, but they are not directly tested using a chi square analysis.

A Chi Square Test Is Done to Determine _____