C-SCIE1103 Module 7 Analysis

What are some potential sources of error in both parts of this exercise?

If an observed ratio of phenotypes does not exactly line up with the ratio predicted by the Mendelian model of inheritance, can it still be consistent with the Mendelian model? Why or why not?

In the monohybrid millet seed cross exercise you already determined whether or not the observed seeds were likely from a cross between heterozygous and recessive homozygous individuals. If it was, explain why it was. If it was not, give at least two other hypotheses of what types of parents may have produced this population of seeds and explain your reasoning and how you could test these hypotheses.

Suppose that a population of corn that has the same ratio of phenotypes that you observed on the ear in the second exercise goes through several hundred generations over the course of several decades. At the end of that time frame, the entire population now only expresses one of the four original phenotypes. Has this population evolved? Discuss from both a scientific and a worldview perspective.