01:447:384 Study Guide - Final Guide: Mutual Exclusivity, Gregor Mendel, Crop Yield
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2 heads heads + tails event total possibilities. Transmission genetics, the inheritance patterns for the resulting offspring of a cross can be predicted using probability theory. In this lab you will study (1) the probability of independent events occurring simultaneously and (2) the probability of either one or the other of two mutually exclusive events occurring. Predicting events based on a set of circumstance is the function of science. Gregor mendel employed the scientific method and use probability theory to predict outcomes of mating or crosses. He did this to help the general public who were mostly farmers. Instead of trial and error farmers could use these methods to mate certain plants (or livestock) to improve crop yield or milk quality, for example. Mendel hypothesized that the inheritance of factors (alleles) for traits (genes) to be random and independent. Even though events are random they still can be predicted. For example, the odds of winning a lottery.
