In snapdragons, variation in flower colori determined by a single gene (Hartl and Jones 2005). RR individuals are red, Rr (heterozy- gous) individuals are pink, and rr individuals are white. In a cross between heterozygous individuals, the expected ratio of red- flowered:pink-flowered:white-flower ed off- spring is 1:2:1.
a. The results of such a cross were 10 red-, 21 pink-, and 9 white-flowered offspring. Do these results differ significantly (at a 5% level) from the expected frequencies?
b. In another, larger experiment, you count 100 times as many flowers as in the experiment in part (a) and get 1000 red, 2100 pink, and 900 white. Do these results differ significantly from the expected 1:2:1 ratio?
c. Do the proportions observed in the two experiments [i. e., in parts (a) and (b)] differ? Did the results of the two hypothesis tests differ? Why or why not?