Choose the independent variable in the following hypothesis:
if there is an increase of fishermen in the bay, then this will result in an increase in whale deaths caused by discarded fishing nets.
whale deaths
increase in fishermen in the bay
discarded fishing nets
the bay of fundy

Use the above pedigree for questions 1,2, and 3 1. what kind of genetic disorder is represented in the pedigree? a. recessive b. dominate refer to the pedigree in question 1. 2. is the mutated gene in this disorder located on a sex chromosome (x or y) or an autosome? a. sex chromosome b. autosome refer to the pedigree in question 1. 3. which generation has individuals that you are certain are heterozygous for the mutated gene? a. generation 1 b. generation 2 c. generation 3