What are the characteristics of an effective hypothesis?

Most teachers will ask that you state your Hypothesis as an If, Then, Because question as it will help your thought proccess and make it easier to create a hypothesis.

Explanation:

For example:

If the plant doesnt get sunlight, then the plant will die because It can no longer photosynthesize.

the father in the first generation probably had the recessive colorblind trait in his x chromosome. if he and his wife both had the colorblind trait, even if she had 1 recessive and 1 dominant, then that trait would be passed on to their kids.

(since you didn't attach the family tree this is just an assumption)

the wires in the toaster turning red and the toast crisping and turning brown