Biology And Biomedical Sciences BIOL 2960 Lecture 27: Lecture 27

What is the effective population size in a population that has 11 males and 17 females?

In the mythical beast Bigfootus flatnosus, horn lengthis an example of continuous variation, under polygenic control.Horns could be = 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 or 17 centimeters long.How many different genotypes code for horns that are 3 centimeterslong?

1. What is the average, maximum and minimum percent germination for each

treatment?

2. Which treatment had the biggest influence on germination?

3. Knowing that in the Midwest and other parts of the country we use sodium

chloride to treat roads in the winter, how could this effect vegetation along

roadways in the spring?