CH 10 | Heredity + Mendelian Genetics

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 recessive genotype?

• HH

• dd

• Aa

Which of the following is a Homozygous Dominant Genotype?

• Yy

• YY

• yy

Which of the following is a heterozygous genotype?

• Gg

• UU

• pp

Fill in the Yellow Box

• AA

• Aa

• aa

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

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

Fill in the Yellow Box

• Bb

• BB

• bb

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

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

The punnett square is used to tell the color of a frogs skin. "G" means green skin and "g" means brown skin. What is the chance the baby frogs will have brown skin?

• 0%

• 25%

• 50%

• 100%

What is the mother's genotype?

• DD

• Dd

• dd