Transcript `B`.

Punnet Squares
Important to know before getting started:
Female
XX= Female
Male
XY=male
 Each
parent give a set of
genes to their offspring.
 The different forms of a
gene are called alleles.
 Heredity: Passing of traits
and genes from parents to
offspring on chromosomes.
Mendel’s Laws (Mendel is the
father of Genetics)

Law of Dominance: When the dominant traits
overshadows the recessive trait.

Law of Segregation: Alleles for a trait
separate when gametes (egg and sperm cells)
are formed.

Law of Independent Assortment: Alleles form
different traits (eye/hair color) are
distributed to sex cells independently of each
other.
Punnett’s Square
Mom’s alleles
Dad’s alleles
• Scientists use a Punnett’s square to predict
the probability of traits in offspring.
• Traits are different forms of a characteristic
(hair color, eye color)
• Each box represents 25%
Punnett Squares:
• Each box represents the probability that alleles from
each parent could combine in the offspring (babies).
Probability

The likelihood of a
particular event
occurring. Chance

Can be expressed as
a fraction or a
percent.

Example: coin flip.
Genotype
• The specific combination of alleles (from mom and
dad) are called the genotype.
• Two forms of the same gene.
• Genotypes can be homozygous (aa or AA) or
heterozygous (Aa)
• They can also be dominant (capital letter) or
recessive (lower case letter)
Example:
BB
Bb
bb

Homozygous = when an organism
possesses two identical alleles. ex.
 YY

or yy
Heterozygous = when an organism
possesses different alleles. ex.
 Yy
The phenotype is the physical
appearance/expression of the
alleles.
Example:
BB=brown hair
Bb=dirty blonde hair
bb= blonde hair
Monohybrid crosses show the
crossing of one set of alleles
from each parent. So we use a
Punnett square with four
squares/quadrants.
We will use the Punnett’s Square to
determine the offspring of guinea pigs. The
offspring will either be black or white.
Black colored fur is the dominant trait.
Generation 1
B
B
b
b
In this case we have a dad with black fur and a mother
with white fur. Because black is the dominant gene, we
write it with a capital ‘B’.
Generation 1
B
B
b
b
White fur is a recessive trait. It is written with a
lowercase ‘b’. It does not matter what letter we choose
to represent a gene, but capital letter is always
dominant and lowercase is always recessive.
Generation 1
B
b
B
Bb
b
To complete the Punnett’s square we combine the gene
from mom with the gene from dad. We always write
the dominant gene first.
Generation 1
B
b
B
Bb
b
We write the dominant gene first because it “masks”
the recessive gene. Therefore, the color of the guinea
pig with the genes Bb would be black.
Generation 1
B
b
B
Bb
b
Copy this Punnett’s square into your notebook. Try and
fill out the remaining offspring on your own. When you
are done, go to the next slide.
Generation 1
B
B
b
Bb
Bb
b
Bb
Bb
We say an individual is heterozygous when it has two
different genes.
What percentage of these offspring are heterozygous?
Generation 1
B
B
b
Bb
Bb
b
Bb
Bb
100% are heterozygous black.
We will now take one female and one male from this
generation to cross for our second generation.
Generation 2
B
b
B
b
What will the gene combinations be for these offspring?
Copy this into your notebook and try to fill out the
Punnett’s square. Continue when you are done.
Generation 2
B
b
B BB
Bb
Bb
bb
b
What you have completed is the genotype for all the
offspring. Genotype refers to the gene combination
that an individual has.
Can you figure out what color these offspring will be?
Generation 2
B
b
B BB
Bb
black
black
Bb
bb
black
white
b
What you have just determined is called the
phenotype. The phenotype is what we see as a result
of an individual's genes.
Generation 2
B
b
B BB
Bb
Bb
bb
b
We say an individual is homozygous when it has two
of the same genes.
Can you find a homozygous black guinea pig?
Generation 2
This individual is
homozygous black.
B
b
B BB
Bb
Bb
bb
b
The entire Punnett’s square represents all possible
outcomes. That means each small box represents 25%
of the offspring.
What percentage of the offspring are homozygous black?
Generation 2
B
b
B BB
Bb
Bb
bb
b
25% of the offspring are homozygous black.
Try the next two on your own:
____% are homozygous white
____% are heterozygous black
Generation 2
B
b
B BB
Bb
Bb
bb
b
25% are homozygous black.
25% are homozygous white
50% are heterozygous black
Notice: This
will always add
up to 100%.
Now we will examine some human traits.
Earlobes can be either unattached (A) or
attached (B)
Unattached
Attached
The unattached earlobe is the dominant trait.
The attached earlobe is the recessive trait.
Earlobes
e
e
E
e
Copy this Punnett’s square into your notebook.
Determine both the genotype and phenotype.
What percent of offspring will have attached earlobes?
Earlobes
e
e
E
Ee
Ee
e
ee
ee
50% percent of offspring will have attached earlobes.
The ability to curl your tongue is also genetic.
Tongue curling is the dominant trait.
Non-curling is the recessive trait.
Tongue Curling
T
t
T
T
Copy into your notebook and complete the Punnett’s Square.
What percentage of offspring will be able to curl their tongue?
Tongue Curling
T
t
T
TT
Tt
T
TT
Tt
100% percent of offspring will be able to curl their tongues.
Incomplete dominance

A situation in which neither allele is dominant.

When both alleles are present a “new” phenotype
appears that is a blend of each allele.

Alleles will be represented by capital letters only.
Incomplete Dominance
The petal color of pea flowers is an example of
incomplete dominance. Both genes for white and red
flowers are equally dominant, which results in a new
phenotype.
W= white
R = red
WR = pink
Pea Flower Petals
R
R
W
R
Copy and complete this Punnett’s square in your
notebook.
What percentage of offspring will have white flowers?
Pea Flower Petals
R
R
W WR
WR
RR
RR
R
0% of the offspring will have
50% will have red flowers.
50% will have pink flowers.
flowers.
Dihybrid Cross

a 4x4 representation of crossing TWO traits

monohybrid = 1 trait w/ 2 alleles
= 1 allele gamete each for 2x2 box

dihybrid = 2 traits w/ 2 alleles EACH = 4 alleles
= 2 allele gametes each for 4x4 box
[one allele for each trait in each gamete]
Solving a Dihybrid

Determine the genotypes of each parent
 Given
to you, or you have to solve
for them

Given: Parent #1 AABB

Given: Parent #2 aabb
Solving a Dihybrid

Create your dihybrid cross [4x4]
Solving a Dihybrid

Determine Gametes:
 pair
first allele of first trait with
first allele of second trait
AA
BB
 first
gamete = AB
Solving a Dihybrid

Determine Gametes:
 pair
first allele of first trait with
second allele of second trait
AA
BB
 second
gamete = AB
Solving a Dihybrid

Determine Gametes:
 pair
second allele of first trait with
first allele of second trait
AA
BB
 third
gamete = AB
Solving a Dihybrid

Determine Gametes:
 pair
second allele of first trait with
second allele of second trait
AA
BB
 fourth
gamete = AB
Solving a Dihybrid

Determine Gametes:
 pair
first allele of first trait with
first allele of second trait
a
abb
 first
gamete = ab
Solving a Dihybrid

Determine Gametes:
 pair
first allele of first trait with
second allele of second trait
a
abb
 second
gamete = ab
Solving a Dihybrid

Determine Gametes:
 pair
second allele of first trait with
first allele of second trait
a
abb
 third
gamete = ab
Solving a Dihybrid

Determine Gametes:
 pair
second allele of first trait with
second allele of second trait
a
abb
 fourth
gamete = ab
Solving a Dihybrid

Label cross w/ parent gametes above / to left
AB
ab
ab
ab
ab
AB
AB
AB
Solving a Dihybrid

Fill in boxes:

fill DOWN each column w/ whatever’s there
AB
AB
AB
AB
ab
A B
A B
A B
A B
ab
A B
A B
A B
A B
ab
A B
A B
A B
A B
ab
A B
A B
A B
A B
Solving a Dihybrid

Fill in boxes:

fill ACROSS each column with whatever’s there
AB
AB
AB
AB
ab AaBb
A B AaBb
A B AaBb
A B AaBb
A B
ab AaBb
A B AaBb
A B AaBb
A B AaBb
A B
ab AaBb
A B AaBb
A B AaBb
A B AaBb
A B
ab AaBb
A B AaBb
A B AaBb
A B AaBb
A B
Solving a Dihybrid

Determine Genotype Ratios
 record
all genotypes you have
 count
and record number ofABeach AB
genotype
AB
AB
ab AaBb AaBb AaBb AaBb
ab AaBb AaBb AaBb AaBb
 AaBb:
16/16
[or 100%]
ab AaBb AaBb AaBb AaBb
ab AaBb AaBb AaBb AaBb
Solving a Dihybrid

Determine Phenotype Ratios
 count
how many of each phenotype
you have
 record
AB
AB
# of phenotypes represented
AB
AB
ab AaBb AaBb AaBb AaBb
ab AaBb AaBb AaBb AaBb
 purple,
round: 16/16 ab
AaBb AaBb AaBb AaBb
[or 100%]
ab AaBb AaBb AaBb AaBb
Solving a Dihybrid #2

Determine the genotypes of each parent
 Given
to you, or you have to solve
for them

Given – both parents are heterozygous for both traits.

Given: Parent #1 QqRr

Given: Parent #2 QqRr
Solving a Dihybrid

Create your dihybrid cross [4x4]
Solving a Dihybrid

Determine Gametes:
 pair
first allele of first trait with
first allele of second trait
Q
qRr
 first
gamete = QR
Solving a Dihybrid

Determine Gametes:
 pair
first allele of first trait with
second allele of second trait
Q
qRr
 second
gamete = Qr
Solving a Dihybrid

Determine Gametes:
 pair
second allele of first trait with
first allele of second trait
Q
qRr
 third
gamete = qR
Solving a Dihybrid

Determine Gametes:
 pair
second allele of first trait with
second allele of second trait
Q
qRr
 fourth
gamete = qr
Solving a Dihybrid

Label cross w/ parent gametes above / to left
QR
QR
Qr
qR
qr
Qr
qR
qr
Solving a Dihybrid

Fill in boxes:

fill DOWN each column w/ whatever’s there
QR
Qr
qR
qr
QR
Q R
Q
r
qR
q r
Qr
Q R
Q
r
qR
q r
qR
Q R
Q
r
qR
q r
qr
Q R
Q
r
qR
q r
Solving a Dihybrid

Fill in boxes:

fill ACROSS each column with whatever’s there
QR
Qr
qR
qr
QR
QQRR
Q R QQRr
Q r QqRR
qR QqRr
q r
Qr
QQRr
Q R Q
QQrrr QqRr
qR Qqrr
q r
qR
QqRR
Q R Q
QqRrr qqRR
qR qqRr
q r
qr
QqRr
Q R Q
Qqrrr qqRr
qR
qqrr
q r
Solving a Dihybrid

Determine Genotype Ratios
 record
all genotypes you have
 count
and record number of each
QR
Qr
genotype
qR
qr
QR QQRR QQRr QqRR QqRr
 Write
out each
Genotype
EX: QQRR
QQRr
Qr QQRr QQrr QqRr
Qqrr
qR QqRR QqRr qqRR qqRr
qr
QqRr Qqrr
qqRr
qqrr
Solving a Dihybrid

Determine Phenotype Ratios
 count
how many of each phenotype
you have
 record
QR
Qr
# of phenotypes represented
QR
 9/16
 3/16
- purple, round
qR
qr
QQRR QQRr QqRR QqRr
Qr QQRr QQrr QqRr
- purple, wrinkled
Qqrr
qR QqRR QqRr qqRR qqRr
 3/16
- white, round
 1/16
- white, wrinkledqr QqRr Qqrr
qqRr
qqrr
Pedigree Charts
 These
charts are used to show
how family members are
related to each other and it
includes atleast two
generations.
Pedigree

What do you think of when you read the above word?

Dog food

Family

Lineage

inheritance
Pedigree

Chart that shows how a trait and the genes that control it are
inherited in a family.
Pedigree
-Females are circles
-Males are squares
-Shading is an individual with the trait
-Individual carrying the trait
Pedigree

Marriage / mating

Offspring
(in order of birth)
1
2
3
4
Finding a Gene on the Chromosome Map
»We can examine inheritance in a family by constructing a pedigree.
»In this family certain members (in black) have Whirling disorder.
Finding a Gene on the Chromosome Map
How do scientists find the genes responsible for a hereditary
disease in a family?
»Think of all the genes in a person’s genome as puzzle pieces in
a jigsaw puzzle.
»Each piece represents a different gene.
»Because all humans have the same set of genes in the same
order, every family member has the same basic jigsaw puzzle
arrangement.
Make a pedigree based on
the following passage
about freckles.
1.
Although Jane and Joe Smith have dimples, their daughter,
Clarissa, does not. Joe’s dad has dimples, but his mother and his
sister, Grace, do not. Jane’s dad, Mr. Renaldo, her brother, Jorge,
and her sister, Emily, do not have dimples, but her mother does.
Mrs. Renaldo
Emily
Jorge
Mr. Renaldo
Jane
Mrs. Smith
Joe
Clarisa
Mr. Smith
Grace

Andy, Penny, and Delbert have freckles, but
their mother, Mrs. Cummins, does not. Mrs.
Biodano, Mrs. Cummins’s sister, has freckles,
but her parents, Mr. And Mrs. Lutz, do not.
Deidra and Darlene Giordano are freckled,
but their sister, Dixie, like her father, is not
freckled.
Your Pedigree

Make a Pedigree based on your family. Include the
following:

3 generations

One trait (hair, dimples, eye color, etc)

Names

Key
A pedigree is a chart for tracing genes in a family.

Phenotypes are used to infer genotypes on a pedigree.

Autosomal genes show different patterns on a pedigree
than sex-linked genes.
• If the phenotype is more common in males, the
gene is likely sex-linked.