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Birthday Problem and Class Phenotypic Probabilities

Author(s): John R Jungck1, Jennifer Spangenberg2, Annelise L. Myers2

1. Interdisciplinary Science Learning Center at the University of Delaware 2. Beloit College

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An Excel workbook exploring two related applications, the Birthday Problem and Class Phenotypic Probabilities. Students enter their own phenotypes into the workbook.

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Version 1.0 - published on 11 Sep 2018 doi:10.25334/Q4CT69 - cite this

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This workbook as two related applications, the Birthday Problem and Class Phenotypic Probabilities. The Birthday Problem calculates the probability that two people in a given number will have the same birthday. The user will enter their class number into the worksheet and the program will output a probability, graphically. Class Phenotypic Probabilities determines the allelic frequency of a population for 6 characteristics (blood type, RH positive/negative, sex, mid-digital hair positive/negative, earlobes attached/unattached and PTC taste receptor). The user can enter their phenotype for each characteristic and the program will calculate the probability of that particular combination and the probability of other people having the same combination.

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