Do your results conform to the proposed inheritance mechanism for these traits? Are there alternative genetic mechanisms for the inheritance of such traits which are affecting your results?

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Do your results conform to the proposed inheritance mechanism for these traits? Are there alternative genetic mechanisms for the inheritance of such traits which are affecting your results?

Table 3: Class data
Trait
Tongue
rolling: (1)
roller; (2)
non-roller
Hairline: (1)
widow's
peak; (2)
straight
Eyebrow
shape:
(1) not
connected;
(2) connected
Finger hair:
(1) present;
(2) absent
Cheek
Dimple: (1)
dimple; (2)
no dimple
Tongue
Folding: (1)
can fold; (2)
can' fold
Handedness: /////-/////-/////-/
(1) Right
////-/////-/////-//
/
hand; (2) left
Hand
Little Finger
Shape:
(1) bent; (2)
straight
Ring and
Index Finger
Lengths:
(1) longer
index; (2)
shorter index
Form 1
Gap tooth: (1)
gap present;
(2) gap absent
Total:
/////-/////-/////-/
////-/////-/////-//
//
/////-//
/////-/////-/////-/
////-/////-//
/////-/////-/////-/
////-/////-/////-//
///-/
/////-/////-/////-/
////-/////-/////-/
/////-/////-///
////
1
190
Form 2
/////-/////-/////-/
////-/////-/////-//
/////-/
|||
/////-/////-/////-/
////-/////-/////-//
/////-///
/////-/////-/////-/
////-/////-/
/////-/////-/////-/
////-/////-/////-//
///
/////-/////-/////-/
////-/////-/////-//
///-///
197
Ratio
34:5
7:32
27:12
33:6
36:3
7:32
31:8
13:26
4:35
1:38
190:197
Dominant
Roller
Straight
Not
connected
Right hand
Present finger
hair
No dimple
Can fold
Straight
Recessive
Non-roller
Gap tooth
absent
Widow's
peak
Connected
Left hand
Absent
Has dimple
Can't fold
Bent
Shorter index Longer index
Gap tooth
present
Transcribed Image Text:Table 3: Class data Trait Tongue rolling: (1) roller; (2) non-roller Hairline: (1) widow's peak; (2) straight Eyebrow shape: (1) not connected; (2) connected Finger hair: (1) present; (2) absent Cheek Dimple: (1) dimple; (2) no dimple Tongue Folding: (1) can fold; (2) can' fold Handedness: /////-/////-/////-/ (1) Right ////-/////-/////-// / hand; (2) left Hand Little Finger Shape: (1) bent; (2) straight Ring and Index Finger Lengths: (1) longer index; (2) shorter index Form 1 Gap tooth: (1) gap present; (2) gap absent Total: /////-/////-/////-/ ////-/////-/////-// // /////-// /////-/////-/////-/ ////-/////-// /////-/////-/////-/ ////-/////-/////-// ///-/ /////-/////-/////-/ ////-/////-/////-/ /////-/////-/// //// 1 190 Form 2 /////-/////-/////-/ ////-/////-/////-// /////-/ ||| /////-/////-/////-/ ////-/////-/////-// /////-/// /////-/////-/////-/ ////-/////-/ /////-/////-/////-/ ////-/////-/////-// /// /////-/////-/////-/ ////-/////-/////-// ///-/// 197 Ratio 34:5 7:32 27:12 33:6 36:3 7:32 31:8 13:26 4:35 1:38 190:197 Dominant Roller Straight Not connected Right hand Present finger hair No dimple Can fold Straight Recessive Non-roller Gap tooth absent Widow's peak Connected Left hand Absent Has dimple Can't fold Bent Shorter index Longer index Gap tooth present
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