Question: When a scientist conducted a genetics experiments withpeas, one sample of offspring consisted of 911 911 peas, with 712 712 of them having red flowers.

When a scientist conducted a genetics experiments withpeas, one sample of offspring consisted of 911

911 peas, with 712

712 of them having red flowers. If weassume, as the scientistdid, that under thesecircumstances, there is a 3 divided by 4

3/4 probability that a pea will have a redflower, we would expect that 683.25

683.25 (or about 683

683) of the peas would have redflowers, so the result of 712

712 peas with red flowers is more than expected.

a. If thescientist's assumed probability iscorrect, find the probability of getting 712

712 or more peas with red flowers.

b. Is 712

712 peas with red flowers significantlyhigh?

c. What do these results suggest about thescientist's assumption that 3 divided by 4

3/4 of peas will have redflowers?

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