Question: In Exercise 5.75, a cross between two peony plants-one with red petals and one with streaky petals-produced offspring plants with red petals 75% of the
a. What is the exact probability distribution for x?
b. Is it appropriate to approximate the distribution in part a using the normal distribution? Explain.
c. Use an appropriate method to find the approximate probability that between 70 and 80 (inclusive) offspring plants have red flowers.
d. What is the probability that 53 or fewer offspring plants had red flowers? Is this an unusual occurrence?
e. If you actually observed 53 of 100 offspring plants with red flowers, and if you were certain that the genetic ratio 3:1 was correct, what other explanation could you give for this unusual occurrence?
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