Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai - Cucurbit Breeding ...

Table 5. Single locus goodness-of-fit-test for canary yellow flesh color in watermelon. z
Generation Total Canary y White x Expected w χ 2 df P-value
'Cream of Saskatchewan' × NC-517
P aS 1 v 20 0 20
P bS 1 u 20 20 0
F 1 34 34 0
F 2 184 135 49 3:1 0.26 1 0.60
BC 1P a 56 27 29 1:1 0.27 1 0.60
BC 1P b 51 51 0
z Data are ratings from one family of Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus: 'Cream of Saskatchewan' × NC-517
y Canary was the mutant flesh color
x White was the standard flesh color
w Expected was the hypothesized segregation ratio for single gene inheritance for each segregating generation
v P a was the carrier of the recessive gene (canary yellow flesh)
u P b was the carrier of the dominant gene (white flesh)
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