Question

A genetics engineer was attempting to cross a tiger and a cheetah. She crossed 150 tigers and cheetahs. Based on prior research she expected that 5% of the animals would have no stripes or spots, 5% would have 3 spots only, 45% a phenotypic outcome of stripes only: and 45% would have both stripes and spots. When the cross was performed and she counted the individual cubs she found 25 without stripes, 50 with stripes only, 40 with 3 spots only and 35 with both. Conduct a hypothesis test.

a. State the null and research hypothesis

b. Set the level of risk

c. Select the appropriate test

d. Compute the obtained value.

e. Find the critical value

f. Compare the obtained value and the critical value.

g. State your decision.

h. Write the result

Answer 1