Question

Analyzing inheritance

DATA CHART
PARENTS ___________________FIRST GENERATION________SECOND GENERATION
Long stems x short stems _______all long____________________787 long; 277 short
Red flowers x white flowers______all red_____________________1705 red; 224 white
Green pods x yellow pods_______all green___________________428 green; 152 yellow
Round seeds x wrinkled seeds___all round___________________5474 round; 1850 wrinkled
Yellow seeds x green seeds_____all yellow___________________6022 yellow; 2001 green

Questions (1 short sentence each)

ANALYZE DATA: in the first generation of each experiment how do the characteristics of the offspring compare to the parents characteristics?

ANALYZE DATA: How do the characteristics of the second generation compare to the characteristics of the first generation?

PATTERNS: Do you see any patterns in the data? Describe what you find.

Answers

GPT-4o mini
**ANALYZE DATA:** In the first generation of each experiment, the characteristics of the offspring all display the dominant traits of the parents, resulting in uniformity across the generations.

**ANALYZE DATA:** In the second generation, the characteristics show a classic Mendelian ratio, with both dominant and recessive traits emerging among the offspring, revealing a diversity in traits compared to the first generation.

**PATTERNS:** A consistent pattern in the data is that the first generation exhibits complete dominance, while the second generation reveals a typical 3:1 ratio of dominant to recessive traits, indicating Mendelian inheritance.