Punnett Squares

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

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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A heterozygous yellow pea plant's genotype would be:

• YY
• yy
• Yy
• Yg

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

Purple (P) is dominant to the white (p).
According to the Punnett Square, what is the probability of an offspring being purple?

• 25%
• 0%
• 100%
• 50%

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

What is the yellow seed genotype?

• aa
• Aa
• AA
• AA or Aa

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What is the dominant trait?

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

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is the genotypic ratio here?

• 25% blue eye 75 % brown eye 
• BB = 25% Bb = 50% bb = 25%
• BB= 50 % bb = 50%
• All brown eye

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

What does a Punnett Square do?

• tell you exactly what your offspring will look like
• increase the chance you pass on recessive traits
• predict genotypes and phenotypes in offspring
• have no purpose but for Taylor to give us extra assignments

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

What genotype would go in box 2?

• BB
• Bb
• bb

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Which of the following is homozygous recessive?

• Tt
• tt
• TT
• T

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1