Punnett Square Practice

B = brown eyes
b = blue eyes
What is true about these two brothers that have brown eyes?
One has genotype BB the other Bb.

• they have same phenotype and genotype
• they have different genotypes and phenotypes
• they have same phenotype but different genotypes
• they have same genotype but different phenotypes

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What ratio of the offspring from the cross shown will be homozygous recessive for the  trait of tallness? 

• 0 in 4
• 1 in 4
• 2 in 4
• 4 in 4

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Which choice best represents the genotype of this cross?

• 1 Yy: 2 yy: 0 YY
• 2 Yy: 2 yy: 0 YY
• 3 Yy: 1 yy: 0 YY
• 1 Yy: 3 yy: 0 YY

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What is the phenotype of the offspring? (A-Brown hair; a-blond hair) 

• 50 % Brown Hair and 50% Blond Hair 
• 25 % Brown Hair and 75% Blond Hair 
• 75 % Brown Hair and 25% Blond Hair 
• 0% Brown Hair and 100% Blond Hair 

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A tall plant (TT) is crossed with a tall plant (Tt).  What is the genotype?

• 2 TT: 2 Tt: 0 tt
• 1 TT: 2 Tt: 1 tt
• 2 TT: 1 Tt: 1 tt
• 0 TT: 0 Tt: 4 tt

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A green pea plant (GG) is being crossed with a green pea plant (Gg). What is the phenotype?

• 100 % rainbow 
• 50% yellow and 50% green 
• 100% green
• 100% yellow 

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A red flower (Rr) is crossed with a white flower (rr). What is the genotype?

• 0 RR; 0 Rr: 4 rr
• 2 RR; 0 Rr: 2 rr
• 4 RR; 0 Rr: 0 rr
• 0 RR; 2 Rr: 2 rr

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What is the probability of heterozygous offspring?

• 25%
• 50%
• 0%
• 100%

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A homozygous dominant brown mouse is crossed with a heterozygous brown mouse (tan is the recessive color). 

• 100 % tan
• 100 % brown 
• 50 % brown and 50% tan 
• 75 % brown and 25 % tan 

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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What is the dominant trait?

• yellow pea seeds
• green pea seeds
• there is no dominant seed
• Jolly green giant

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