Dihybrid Cross Quiz

What is the purpose of using a dihybrid Punnett square?

• To calculate the age of the parents

• To determine the gender of the offspring

• To study the behavior of offspring

• To predict the traits of offspring based on the traits of their parents

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

How many squares are drawn in a dihybrid Punnett square?

• 2x2

  4

• 5x5

  25

• 3x3

  9

• 4x4

  16

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

What would be the possible genotype combinations for the P generation in a dihybrid cross with the following genotype for 2 traits: (remember to FOIL)

GgNN

• GN GN gN gN

• GgNN

• GN gN GN GG

• GG Gg NG GG

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What can scientists determine using Punnett squares in genetics?

• The gender of the offspring

• The age of the parents

• The exact traits of the offspring

• Probabilities of different genotypes and phenotypes for the offspring

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

Dihybrid crosses help to predict the traits of offspring based on the traits of their parents. Dihybrid crosses investigate the probability of ____ traits.

• 4

• 2

• 6

• 16

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

In a dihybrid cross between two parents with the genotypes SsYy and SsYy, what is the predicted phenotypic ratio of the offspring?

• 4:4:4:4

• 12:4:4:1

• 9:3:3:1

• 6:2:2:6

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3