Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) come in two color types, white “snows” and “blues” with dark bodies. A single gene controls coloration, where the dark (“blue”) allele (D) is dominant. A population of 30,012 geese includes 9236 dark individuals. Genetic testing reveals that 7636 of the 9236 dark individuals are heterozygous (Dd).   Calculate the chi-square statistic from these data. What is the value of the chi-square statistic? A.) 588.83 B.) 13247.35 C.) 6983.45 D.) 0.0154

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Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) come in two color types, white “snows” and “blues” with dark bodies. A single gene controls coloration, where the dark (“blue”) allele (D) is dominant. A population of 30,012 geese includes 9236 dark individuals. Genetic testing reveals that 7636 of the 9236 dark individuals are heterozygous (Dd).
 
Calculate the chi-square statistic from these data. What is the value of the chi-square statistic?

A.) 588.83

B.) 13247.35

C.) 6983.45

D.) 0.0154

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