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Practice Problems
Genotype vs. Phenotype
Yellow (Y) vs. Green (y)
Pea Plants
Genotype
• Homozygous dominant
• Heterozygous
• Homozygous recessive
Phenotype
Genotype vs. Phenotype
Purple (P) vs White (p)
Flowered Pea Plants
Genotype
• Homozygous dominant
• Heterozygous
• Homozygous recessive
Phenotype
Genotype vs. Phenotype
Round (R) vs Wrinkled (r)
Pea Plant Seed Shape
Genotype
• Homozygous dominant
• Heterozygous
• Homozygous recessive
Phenotype
Genotype vs. Phenotype
Smooth (S) vs Wrinkled (s)
Pea Plant Pod Shape
Genotype
• Homozygous dominant
• Heterozygous
• Homozygous recessive
Phenotype
Probability of Genotype
for a Heterozygous Cross
Ratio
%
TT
T
Tt
T
t
tt
t
Probability of Phenotype
for a Heterozygous Cross
Ratio
%
TT
T
Tt
T
Tall
t
tt
Short
t
Probability of Genotype & Phenotype
for a Homozygous Cross
Ratio
%
TT
T
Tt
T
Tall
T
tt
Short
T
Spongebob & Friends
• Scientists at Bikini Bottoms
have been investigating the
genetic makeup of the
organisms in this community.
• Use the following information
to test your knowledge of
genetics.
Spongebob
• Yellow body color is dominant
to blue
• What is Spongebob’s
phenotype?
– Yellow
• What is Spongebob’s possible
genotype?
– YY or Yy
Patrick
• Tall head is dominant to short
head.
• What is Patrick’s phenotype?
– Tall
• What is Patrick’s possible
genotype?
– TT or Tt
Spongebob
• Spongebob Squarepants recently
met SpongeSusie Roundpants at
a dance.
• Spongebob is heterozygous for
his squareshape, but Susie is
round.
• What are the possible genotypes
if they had children?
• Draw a Punnett Square
Spongebob
• What are the chances of a
child with a square shape?
• ___ out of ___
• ___%
• What are the chances of a
child with a round shape?
• ___ out of ___
• ___%
Patrick
• Patrick recently met Patti at a
dance.
• Both of them are heterozygous
for their pink skin color which is
dominant over yellow.
• What are the possible genotypes
if they had children?
• Draw a Punnett Square
Patrick
• What are the chances of a
child with pink skin?
• ___ out of ___
• ___%
• What are the chances of a
child with yellow skin?
• ___ out of ___
• ___%
Squidward
• Squidward’s family has light blue
skin, which is the dominant trait
for body color.
• His family brags that they are a
“purebred” line.
• He recently married a nice girl
with light green skin, which is a
recessive trait.
• What are the possible genotypes
if they had children?
• Draw a Punnett Square
Squidward
• What are the chances of a
child with blue skin?
• ___ out of ___
• ___%
• What are the chances of a
child with green skin?
• ___ out of ___
• ___%
Mr Krabbs
• Mr Krabbs and his wife recently had a
Lil’ Krabby, but it has not been a happy
occasion.
• Mrs. Krabbs has been upset since she
first saw her baby who had short
eyeballs.
• She claims that the hospital goofed and
mixed up her baby with someone else’s
baby.
• Mr. Krabbs is homozygous for his tall
eyeballs, while Mrs. Krabbs is
heterozygous.
• Draw a Punnett Square to figure out if
the hospital made a mistake.