Question

0.5 pts A 4H club replicates Dr. Beadle's experiment, but on a much smaller scale. They grow 500 F2 plants. They did not find any that looked just like teosinte. Does that mean Dr. Beadle's conclusion was wrong about the genetics of teosinte and maize? Explain why or why not. HTML Editor BIVA - A - I E33 1 1 x X5 E B, D V 12pt - Paragraph - Ⓡ words

Answer 1

No,it does not mean Dr. beadle was wrong. But only 1/500 F2 plants were predicted to look just like teosinte, and predictions don't translate to actual results.With only 500 F2 plants grown,there just didn't happen to be one that inherited only teosinte alleles.