Punnett Square

Why do scientist use Punnett Squares?

• A tool scientist use to to see alleles

• A tool scientist use to see which alleles are dominant

• A tool scientist use to determine possible genotypes for offspring

Which of the following is a Homozygous Dominant Genotype?

• Yy

• XX

• zz

Which of the following is a homozygous recessive genotype?

• HH

• dd

• Aa

Which of the following is a heterozygous genotype?

• Gg

• UU

• pp

In a Punnett Square, 1 box is equal to 25%. How much are 3 boxes equal to?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

Fill in the Yellow Box

• AA

• Aa

• aa

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Fill in the Yellow Box

• Bb

• BB

• bb

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

How chance the offspring born from this cross will have a homozygous dominant genotype?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

What is the likelihood that the offspring will be green (G)?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

Dominant alleles are represented by a:

• capital letter

• lowercase letter