Final answer:
The student asked about the phenotypic variation in the offspring. However, the information provided is not sufficient to determine the specific phenotypic variation they found.
Step-by-step explanation:
In this question, the student is asking about the phenotypic variation in the offspring. Phenotypic variation refers to the differences in physical characteristics or traits observed in a population. In order to determine the amount of phenotypic variation, the student is instructed to pool all the offspring from their 5 replicates.
However, the information provided is not sufficient to determine the specific phenotypic variation they found. To calculate phenotypic variation, one would need additional information such as the number of different traits or phenotypes observed and their frequencies in the pooled offspring.
Without this information, it is not possible to accurately quantify the phenotypic variation in the offspring.