Punnet Squares
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Genetic Crosses &
Punnett Squares
Important Terms
Dominant
Trait: the trait that shows when
two different alleles for the trait are
inherited ex- tongue rolling
Recessive
Trait: the trait that seems to
disappear when two different alleles for the
trait are inherited ex- non-rolling
Important Terms
Phenotype: an organism’s physical
appearance
ex- tall, short, white flowers, green seeds
Genotype: an organism’s gene code
ex- Tt, TT, tt, WW, Ww, yy
Important Terms
Heterozygous: having dissimilar pairs of
alleles for any hereditary characteristic
ex- Tt, Ss, Ll, Mm (hybrid)
Homozygous: having identical pairs of
alleles for any given pair of heredity
characteristic
ex- tt, SS, LL, mm (purebred)
Punnett Squares
Used to illustrates how
the parents’ alleles might
combine in offspring.
Used to predict the
probability or % chance
of an offspring's genotype
and phenotype
Reginald Punnet developed the
Punnett Square in 1910
Punnett Squares
The top of the Punnett Square shows one of
the parent’s alleles, the side of the Punnett
square shows the other parent’s alleles for
the trait
t
T
T
t
Mendel’s Laws of Inheritance
Law of Dominance: In heterozygous genotypes,
dominant alleles hide recessive alleles when both
are inherited by an organism.
Mendel’s Laws of Inheritance
The Law of Segregation:
Each organism has 2
alleles for a gene and
only one allele from
each gene pair will be
passed on to the
offspring.
Homozygous/Heterozygous
Hmzg / Htzg
Cross a homozygous
dominant tall plant
with a homozygous
recessive short plant.
What letters would
you use to represent
this cross?
Dominant trait = tall
Recessive trait = short
T = tall
t = short
What is the genotype of a homozygous
dominant tall plant? TT
What is the genotype of a homozygous
recessive short plant? tt
T
TT x tt
t
t
Tt
Tt
Genotype
0 % TT
100 % Tt
0 % tt
T
Tt
Tt
Phenotype
100 % tall
0 % short
2. Cross a heterozygous brown haired rabbit
with a homozygous recessive white haired
rabbit.
o What letters
would you use
to represent
this cross?
B = brown
Dominant trait =
brown hair
Recessive trait =
white hair
b = white
What is the genotype of a heterozygous
brown haired rabbit? Bb
What is the genotype of a homozygous
recessive white haired rabbit? bb
Bb x bb
b
b
B
Bb
Bb
b
bb
bb
Genotype
0 % BB
50 % Bb
50 % bb Phenotype
50 % brown
50 % white
3.. Cross a homozygous dominant
long haired guinea pig with a
heterozygous long haired guinea pig.
o What letters
would you use
to represent
this cross?
L = long
Dominant trait =
long hair
Recessive trait =
short hair
l = short
What is the genotype of a homozygous
dominant long haired guinea pig? LL
What is the genotype of a heterozygous
long haired guinea pig? Ll
L
LL x Ll
L
l
LL
Ll
Genotype
50 % LL
50 % Ll
0 % ll
L
LL
Ll
Phenotype
100 % long
0 % short
4. Cross a heterozygous wrinkly
elephant with another heterozygous
wrinkly elephant.
What letters
would you use
to represent
this cross?
W = wrinkly
Dominant trait =
wrinkly skin
Recessive trait =
smooth skin
w = smooth
What is the genotype of a heterozygous
wrinkly-skinned elephant? Ww
What is the genotype of a heterozygous
wrinkly-skinned elephant? Ww
Ww x Ww
W
W
WW
w
Ww
Genotype
25 % WW
50 % Ww
25 % ww
w
Ww
ww
Phenotype
75 % wrinkly
25 % smooth
5.
A plant that is homozygous dominant for round
seeds is crossed with a heterozygous plant.
What is the probability that the offspring will have
wrinkled seeds?
R = round
RR x Rr
R
R
r
RR
Rr
r = wrinkled
Genotype
50 % RR
50 % Rr
0 % rr
R
RR
Rr
Phenotype
100 % round
0 % wrinkled