Punnet Square Lesson

Fill in the Yellow Box

• Bb

• BB

• bb

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What allele combination should go in the missing box?

• AA

• Aa

• aa

• none of these

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

If the dominant trait is having freckles (F) and the recessive trait is no freckles (f), which allele combination(s) below would represent a person who has freckles? (select all that apply)

• FF

• Ff

• ff

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is the probability & phenotype of the offspring? (A-Brown hair; a-blond hair)

• 50% Brown Hair and 50% Blond Hair

• 25 % Brown Hair and 75% Blond Hair

• 75 % Brown Hair and 25% Blond Hair

• 0% Brown Hair and 100% Blond Hair

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

Which of the following allele pairs is heterozygous?

• RR

• Qq

• ss

A red flowered plant (RR) breeds with a White flowered plant (WW). The gene for petal color in these plants expresses incomplete dominance.  What percentage of the offspring will have pink (RW) flowers?

• 0%

• 25%

• 50%

• 100%

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

In plants, tall (T) is dominant to short (t). Perform the following cross: Tt x Tt. What is the probability of producing a short plant?

• 0%

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

A homozygous dominant brown mouse is crossed with a heterozygous brown mouse (tan is the recessive color).

• 100 % tan

• 100 % brown 

• 50 % brown and 50% tan 

• 75 % brown and 25 % tan 

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

If a heterozygous parent and a homozygous recessive parent mate, what percentage of their offspring will be dominant?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2