In corn, purple kernels (P) are dominant over yellow kernels (p) and starchy kernels (Su) are dominant over sugary kernels (su). A corn plant grown from a purple and starchy kernel is crossed with a plant grown from a yellow and sugary kernel, and the following progeny (kernels) are produced: Phenotype Number purple, starchy 150 purple, sugary 142 yellow, starchy 161 yellow, sugary 115 Formulate a hypothesis about the genotypes of the parents and offspring in this cross. Perform a chi-square goodness-of-fit test comparing the observed progeny with the numbers expected based on your genetic hypothesis. What conclusion can you draw based on the results of your chi-square test? Can you suggest an explanation for the observed results?

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