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Advanced Punnett Square Problems

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In a certain species of rabbits, black coat color is dominant over brown coat color. What is the probability of producing a rabbit with brown coat color from two rabbits that are both heterozygous for black coat color?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

75%

d)

100%

2.

Black hair color is dominant to white hair color in mice.  Determine the phenotypic ratio for the offpring of a heterozygous black mouse and a white mouse.

a)

4 Black: 0 White

b)

3 Black: 1 White

c)

2 Black: 2 White

d)

0 Black: 4 White

3.

T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square

a)

tt

b)

Tt

c)

Bb

d)

TT

4.

What allele combination should go in the missing box?

a)

AA

b)

Aa

c)

aa

d)

none of these

5.

According to this Punnett square​ (a)   of the offspring will be homozygous dominant, ​ (b)   Of the offspring will be heterozygous, and the remaining 25% will be homozygous ​ (c)   . As for the phenotypes, ​ (d)   of the flowers will be ​ (e)   .

Choose from the below words

25%

50%

recessive

75%

pink

6.

According to this Punnett square ​ (a)   Of the offspring will be homozygous dominant, ​ (b)   Of the offspring will be heterozygous, and the remaining 25% will homozygous ​ (c)   . As for the phenotypes, ​ (d)   Of the flowers will be ​ (e)   .

Choose from the below words

25%

50%

recessive

75%

pink

100%

White

7.

What is the probability of a purple-horned unicorn if a heterozygous pink-horned unicorn is crossed with a heterozygous pink-horned unicorn? (a)  

Choose from the below words

0%

25%

50%

75%

8.

Fill in the missing genotypes

9.

T - tall and t = short. In the Punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square (a)  

Choose from the below words

tt

Tt

Bb

TT

10.

Complete the punnett square

11.

What percent of offspring will have the recessive trait?

a)

25

b)

50

c)

75

d)

100

12.

Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?

a)

A

b)

Aa

c)

AA

d)

aa

13.

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%

14.

If B = brown hair and b = blonde hair, what is the probability of brown hair?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

0%

d)

75%

15.

Which of the following represents alleles for the homozygous dominant genotype?

a)

Aa

b)

aa

c)

AA

16.

Which of the following represents alleles for the homozygous recessive genotype?

a)

Aa

b)

aa

c)

AA

17.

What is the phenotype 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

18.

What is the probability & phenotype 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

19.

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)

a)

FF

b)

Ff

c)

ff

20.

What belongs in the last box?

a)

RR

b)

Rr

c)

rr

d)

ff

21.

Look at the punnett square shown. What allele pair would replace the "?"

a)

WW

b)

Ww

c)

ww

22.

What belongs in Box 4?

a)

Y

b)

YY

c)

Yy

d)

yy

23.

Look at the punnett square. What is the probability that the offspring would have homozygous alleles for the trait?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

50%

d)

25%

e)

0%

24.

In a certain species of plants, tall stem (T) is dominant over short stem (t). If two heterozygous tall plants are crossed, what is the probability of obtaining a short-stemmed plant?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

25.

In guinea pigs, black fur (B) is dominant over white fur (b). If a homozygous black guinea pig is crossed with a heterozygous black guinea pig, what is the expected phenotypic ratio of the offspring?

a)

1 Black: 1 White

b)

3 Black: 1 White

c)

All Black

d)

All White