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Punnett Square Practice

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the possible phenotype(s) of the offspring? (A-Brown hair; a-blond hair)

a)

50 % Brown Hair and 50% Blond Hair

b)

25 % Brown Hair and 75% Blond Hair

c)

75 % Brown Hair and 25% Blond Hair

d)

0% Brown Hair and 100% Blond Hair

2.

In pea plants: T=tall t=short

What ratio of the offspring could be short?

a)

0 in 4

b)

1 in 4

c)

2 in 4

d)

4 in 4

3.

In a certain species of plant, the color purple (P) is dominant to the color white (p).

According to the Punnett Square, what is the probability of an offspring being purple?

a)

25%

b)

0%

c)

100%

d)

50%

4.
What is the yellow seed genotype?
a)
aa
b)
Aa
c)
AA
d)
AA or Aa
5.
What genotype would go in box 2?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
6.

What is the probability of heterozygous offspring?

a)

0%

b)

100%

c)

50%

d)

25%

7.
What allele combination should go in the missing box?
a)
AA
b)
Aa
c)
aa
d)
none of these
8.

What are the possible genotypes for this cross?

a)

TT = 25% Tt= 50% tt=25%

b)

all tall

c)

TT= 75% tt = 25%

d)

Tt = 100%

9.

What genotype would go in box 4?

a)

BB

b)

Bb

c)

bb

10.

What are the possible genotypes of the offspring? (A-Brown hair; a-blond hair)

a)

AA, Aa, aa

b)

AA only

c)

Aa only

d)

aa only

11.

What genotype would go in box 1?

a)

BB

b)

Bb

c)

bb

12.
W=white hair
w= non-white hair
If you cross a horse with WW and a horse with ww what fraction of the offspring would be expected to have white hair?
a)
none
b)
3/4
c)
1/2
d)
all
13.

What is the possibility of this offspring having the dominant trait?

a)

50%

b)

75%

c)

25%

d)

0%

14.
What is the missing allele?
a)
a
b)
A
c)
AA
d)
aa
15.

If T=tall and t=short

What is the ratio for short phenotype in this cross?

a)

0:4

b)

1:4

c)

2:4

d)

3:4

16.
Heterozygous is when...
a)
the alleles are the same
b)
the alleles are different
c)
the alleles are absent
d)
the alleles are present
17.
In a heterozygous genotype, the ___________ allele takes over in the phenotype.
a)
recessive
b)
dominant
c)
lower case letter
d)
both 
18.
G = green, g = yellow
The genotype for a yellow plant is...
a)
GG
b)
Gg
c)
gg
d)
all of the choices result in yellow
19.
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?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
20.
Which of the following is NOT a genotype?
a)
heterozygous
b)
a trait
c)
Bb
d)
homozygous recessive
21.
Which of the following alleles is homozygous (purebred) recessive?
a)
Tt
b)
tt
c)
TT
d)
t
22.
Two brown eyed parents (Bb) have a baby. What is the chance the baby is blue eyed?
a)
0 %
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%