Punnett Squares

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What does each box in a Punnett Square represent?

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Each box represents a 25% probability of an offspring's genotype.

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What is a recessive allele?

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A recessive allele is a trait that is hidden whenever a dominant allele is present.

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What is an example of a phenotype?

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Blue eyes are an example of a phenotype.

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What is the probability of producing heterozygous offspring from a monohybrid cross?

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The probability is 50%.

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What is a dominant allele?

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A dominant allele is a trait that always shows up in an organism when the allele is present.

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What is a genotype?

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A genotype is the genetic makeup of an organism, represented by alleles.

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What is a phenotype?

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A phenotype is the observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism.

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What is a monohybrid cross?

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A monohybrid cross is a genetic mix between two individuals with different alleles for a single trait.

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What does homozygous mean?

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Homozygous refers to having two identical alleles for a particular gene.

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What does heterozygous mean?

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Heterozygous refers to having two different alleles for a particular gene.