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Data Table 1: PunnettSquare for F1 Cross – Expected GeneticOutcomes

 

 

F1Parent, genes:                  (student to fillin the blanks)

 

alleles >

alleles v

 

 

F1                                            Parent, genes:__________(student fillin blank)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data Table 2: Results of F1 Cross

Observed Phenotypes of F2Progeny

 

# green plants =

# white plants =

Total # plants

Petri Dish 1 >

 

 

 

Petri Dish 2 >

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data Table 3: Dihybrid Cross in Corn – Results of P Cross

P = purple, p = yellow

S = smooth, s = wrinkled

(student to fillin all blanks             )

Generation

Expected Alleles

Expected Alleles

P >

dominant x recessive

 

 

_ppss_

F1 Progeny >

 

 

Frequency >

 


 

 

Data Table 3A: PunnettSquare for F1 Dihybrid Cross

Expected Genotypic Outcomes

(student to fillin)

 

Parent 1 F1can produce these gametes:              (student to fillin)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parent2F canproduce these gametes:

               >

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ShadedportionaboverepresentstheF2progeny

genotype and phenotype.Student to fillin.


 

Data Table 4: Dihybrid Cross in Corn – Results of F1 Cross in F2 Progeny

Phenotype of

Progeny

 

(What they look like – word description)

 

Genetic Designations possible for this Phenotype

 

e.g., PPSS

 

 

Predicted Allelic

Frequency

 

(Expected Ratio)

 

Number of this Phenotype Total Counted:

 

100 (Observed Number)

 

 

 

Actual Allelic

Frequency

 

(Observed

Ratio)*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

e.g., Yellow, wrinkled

 

ppss

 

 

 

* Actual Allelic Frequency (Observed Ratio)

= Number of this PhenotypeTotal Counted ¸ 100 kernels total counted


 

 

 

Data Table 5: Χ2Goodness of Fit Test for F  Phenotypic Results from F  Corn Cross

2                                                                                              1

Phenotype

Description

of F2Progeny from Table 4

Observed Number from Table 4

Observed Ratio from Table 4

Expected Ratio from Table 4

 

* Expected Number, calculated

 

** [Observed No. – Exp. No.]2

÷ Expected No.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

e.g., Yellow, wrinkled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Σ Sum of column =

 

 

 

 

c2,Chi-square value ***

 

*     Expected Number, calculated

= Σ Sum of Observed Number x Expected Ratiofor that phenotype

**   = (Observed number – Expected number, calculated) square

÷ Expected Number, calculated

***   c2,Chi-squarevalue=ΣSumof(Observednumber–Expectednumber,calculated)

squared   ÷ Expected Number, calculated


 

 

Data Table 6: Summarizationof c2  Good Fit Results for F  Corn Cross

1

c2  value from Table 5 =

 

Value at 3 Degrees of Freedom that is closest to c2

value =

 

What is the Fit Probability at the top of the column in which the value was found?

 

What is the % of probability that the observed results match the expected results?

(MultiplyFit Probability by 100)

 

 

Reading at the top of the Table, this Fit Probability indicates that the expected results hypothesis is a

Good Fit              Poor Fit

 

Circle the correct choice above


 

 

Exercise 1: F1 Hybrid Cross

 

A.  Expectedphenotypicratioofgreentowhiteprogeny:             CalculationofExpectedRatio

(Frequency) =                 = Total Number of (Color) Seedlings ÷ Total of All Seedlings.

 

 

 

B.   If 320 F2offspringresulted from this F1cross, how many would be green?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISCUSSION                                                                                                  

 

A.  Did the results support or refute the hypothesis? Explain.

 

 

 

 

 

B.   How similar are the observed to the expected results from the PunnettSquare?

 

 

 

 

 

C.   If the results are not similar, how might the differencebe explained?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D.  WillamonohybridF1crossincornyieldthesameratioofexpectedphenotypeinprogenyas for the tobacco seedlings? Why or why not?


 

 

E.   Ifavailable,compareyourF2seedlingdatatothoseofyourclassmates.Aretheoutcomeratios the same? Why might using a larger number of seedlings to determine this outcome be wise?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise 2: Dihybrid GeneticCrosses

PROCEDURE                                                                                                

 

1.   Basedonwhatyoucanconcludeaboutitsgeneticmakeupwhentoldthatthecornplant parentcross(P)picturedinFigure2isbetweenacompletelydominantplantandacompletely recessive plant,

 

a.   Constructandrecordahypothesisaboutwhatthegeneticmakeupandthefrequencies oftheallelesfortheFprogenyplantsinthedihybridcrossofcornwillbe.Recordyour hypothesis here:

 

 

 

 

 

b.   IftheseF1  progenyaremated,whatwillbetheresultingallelicfrequencyfortheF2

progeny? Record this hypothesis here:

 

 

 

 

 

RESULTS                                                                                                       

 

A.  Whatarethetwohypothesesthatyoumadeabouttheallelicfrequenciesofprogenyproduced by the crosses:

 

P x P?

 

 

 

 

 

F1x F1?


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B.   Based  on  what  you  know  about  phenotypes  and  Figure  2,  for  the  P  generation, wha is   the   corn   plan genotype   on   each   cob   containing   the    corn   kernels? One is completely dominant, so its genotype is             

 

 

One is completely recessive, so its genotype is                        .

 

 

 

C.   WoulditmakeadifferenceintheoutcomeofthiscrossifthegenotypeofoneparentisPPss and the other is ppSS?

 

 

 

D.  FromthephenotypeofthekernelsoneachPgeneration cobwhatwouldthepredicted genotype of any F1plant be?

 

 

 

 

 

E.   Giventhe2nequationpredicthowmanydifferentgeneticoutcomeswillbepossiblefroman

F1cross resultingin the F2generationin a dihybrid corn cross.


 

 

F.    IfaF2corncobresultingfromthisF1crosscontained563seeds,howmanyoftheseedswould you expect to look like the F1parent?

 

 

 

 

 

QUESTIONS                                                                                               

 

A.  How well do the predicted results match the actual results in Table 4?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B.   BasedonthePunnettSquarepredictions,canastatementbemadeastowhetheryour hypotheses are supported or rejected? Which and why?

 

 

 

 

 

C.   DihybridF1  crossesresultinapredictableF2  progenyphenotypicfrequencythatholdstrue universally. Based on the Expected outcome, what is it?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D.  If your results are not as expected why might there be differences?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E.   Whatapplicationsmightthistypeofgeneticinvestigationhave?Howmighttheinformation be applied medically?


 

 

Exercise 3: Chi-square and Hypothesis Testing

QUESTIONS                                                                                               

 

A.  WhatcanbeconcludedaboutyourpredictionofexpectedF2  progenyphenotypicoutcome from the F1cross? Was it close to the observed outcome?

 

 

 

 

 

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B.   Howmightthec2testforfitnessbeusedinotherways?TryitonthetobaccoseedlingF

cross, for instance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C.   Inatypicalcrosswhereaparentwithacompletelydominanttraitismatedwithaparent exhibiting acompletelyrecessivetrait,whatistheexpectedgenotypicoutcomeandallelic frequency for the F1progeny?

 

 

 

Give an example.

 

 

 

 

 

D.  InatypicalcrosswherehybridF1parentsaremated,whatistheexpectedgenotypicoutcome and allelic frequency of the F2progeny?

 

 

 

Give an example.


 

 

E.   FortheF2  progenyproducedfromatypicalF1  hybridmating,howmanytotallyrecessive individuals would be produced if the progeny total populationis six offspring?

 

 

 

What if the progeny populationwas 20?

 

 

 

50?

 

 

 

1,000?

 

 

 

F.    Excludingfactorssuchassex-linkedgenes,incompletedominanceorepistasis,etc.,willthe above cross results vary if differentorganisms are used, such as dogs or tulips? Why or why not?

 

 

 

 

 

 

G.  Howwillfactorssuchassex-linked genes,incompletedominance,orepistasis, etc.,affectthe expected outcomes that were investigatedabove?

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