AP BiologyLab 7: Genetics of Organisms—you will have to use your text and the internet ot look up some of the terms like chi-square.

Pre-lab Questions:1. What is the equation for chi-square analysis? What is meant by degrees of

freedom?

2. When is chi-square tests for goodness of fit used?

3. What is the life cycle of Drosophila melanogaster?

Question: What is independent assortment and how can we determine whether two genes are independently assorted, and autosomal or sex-linked? How is chi-square test used to analyze genetic data?

Hypothesis:

Dependent Variable:

Independent Variable:

Experiment Design:

Control Treatment: