Punnett Squares Day 1

Day 1

Open Ended

Are there traits that are common in your family? What about in other families? Why?

Multiple Choice

How many copies do you have of each gene in your somatic cells?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

Eye color would be an example of a(n)

• Allele

• Trait

• Gene

Multiple Select

Which are an examples of Homozygous genotypes? Select 2.

• Aa

• bb

• CC

• Dd

Probability

Definition: The likelihood that something will happen

Example: there is a 50% percent or 1/2 chance of inheritance

Punnett Square

Definition: tool for predicting the genotypes of offspring based on the parents