Punnett Squares

Dominant alleles are represented by a:

• Male gene

• lowercase letter

• recessive trait

• capital letter

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Aa, DD, Bb, yy are all examples of

• genotypes

• phenotypes

T - tall and t = short

In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square

• tt

• Tt

• Bb

• TT

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

B = brown eyes

b = blue eyes

One brother has genotype BB and the other brother has genotype Bb.

Which statement is true about these two brothers?

• They have same phenotype and genotype

• They have different phenotypes and genotypes

• They have same phenotype, but different genotypes

• They have different phenotypes, but the same genotype

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following genotypes is heterozygous?

• Bb
• BB
• bb
• B

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

In a flowering plant species, red flower color (R) is dominant over white flower color (r). What is the genotype of any white-flowering plant resulting from this species?

• rr

• rR

• RR

• Rr

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What are the phenotype percentages of the offspring?

(A-Brown fur color; a-white fur color)

• 50 % Brown fur and 50% White fur

• 25 % Brown fur and 75% White fur

• 75 % Brown fur and 25% White fur

• 0% Brown fur and 100% White fur

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

What are the possible genotypes for this cross?
(Click the picture to see it without the text)

• TT = 25% Tt= 50% tt=25%
• all tall
• TT= 75% tt = 25%
• Tt = 100%

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

B = brown fur  b = white fur
In the Punnett square, what is the probability for white fur? 

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

NGSS.HS-LS4-3