Self Assessment Question # 5
for Lesson 11

by Dr Jamie Love © 2002 - 2010
Genetics Course

Use the information from the previous question to determine if there is something "strange" about the distribution of colorblindness between the sexes in this population.

Below is a summary of what you know so far.

Phenotypes
Observed
Expected
Normal males
8
1
Colorblind males
8
5
Normal females
14
11
Colorblind females
2
5
Total
32
32

And you will need this table.
Degrees of Freedom
5 % Significance Levels
1
3.84
2
5.99
3
7.81
4
9.49

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