A.3.1.2 Fruit Fly Mutations
- Author:
- Katie Akesson
A scientist is trying to determine the role of specific genes by looking at traits of fruit flies. The offspring of two fruit flies are examined to determine the color of their eyes and whether they have curled wings or standard wings. Eighty offspring are randomly selected,and the results are recorded in the two-way table.
Describe what the 17 in the table represents.
How many selected fly offspring had white eyes? Explain or show your reasoning.
How many selected fly offspring had standard wings? Explain or show your reasoning.
How many selected fruit fly offspring have red eyes and standard wings?
How many selected fruit fly offspring are represented in the table?
A two-way table can be used to organize data from two different categorical variables. What are the two different categories for this two-way table?