Introduction to Ecology: A Study on Hair Colour and Gender

Methods: A verbal survey was conducted using 22 human subjects to assess the relationship between hair colour and gender.<br><br>Study Site: The study was conducted in lab room 118 in Lubers building on the York University Keele Campus in Toronto, Ontario on September 15th, 2016. No equipment was used, data was collected by verbal survey of the subjects.<br><br>Hypothesis: There is no correlation between hair colour and gender because the genes that code for these two traits are not linked.<br><br>Predictions: <br>1) There will be no relationship between hair colour and gender as they are not genetically linked traits.<br><br>2) Males will not predominantly have one particular hair colour due to their gender, as the gene coding for hair colour does not reside on the X or Y chromosomes.<br><br>3) Females will not predominantly have one particular hair colour due to their gender (as a result of their lack of a Y chromosome), as the gene coding for hair colour does not reside on the X or Y chromosome.<br><br><br> <br>