M.6—Probability, sampling and chance
- Syllabus
- 9700–2028–2029
- Objective
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- Level
- A2
Probability helps predict genetic ratios and quantify how chance affects a biological sample.
Separate expected probability from the result observed in one sample, and increase sample size when chance variation is large.
A 1:1 genetic ratio does not require every small family to contain equal numbers of each phenotype.
Chance variation is not evidence that the genetic model is wrong by itself.