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Mendelian Genetics
Mendelian Genetics
Epistasis
Modifier Genes
Penetrance and
Expressivity Degrees of freedom (df) = n-1 where n is the number of
classes
Study Questions
Let's test the following data to determine if it fits a 9:3:3:1
Mendelian Genetics
ratio.
Overheads
df = n-1 + 4-1 = 3
A Chi-Square Table
Probability
Degrees of
0.9 0.5 0.1 0.05 0.01
Freedom
1 0.02 0.46 2.71 3.84 6.64
2 0.21 1.39 4.61 5.99 9.21
3 0.58 2.37 6.25 7.82 11.35
4 1.06 3.36 7.78 9.49 13.28
5 1.61 4.35 9.24 11.07 15.09