Punnett Squares

Dominant alleles are represented by a:

• Male gene
• lowercase letter
• recessive trait
• capital letter

Aa, DD, bB, yy are all examples of

• genotypes
• phenotypes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

In a heterozygous genotype, the ___________ allele takes over in the phenotype.

• recessive
• dominant
• lower case letter
• both 

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

What you see, or the physical appearance.

• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Homozygous
• Heterozygous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

T - tall and t = short

In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square

• tt

• Tt

• Bb

• TT

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following would be a phenotype?

• Aa

• red hair

• heterozygous

• DNA

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

In a flowering plant species, red flower color (R) is dominant over white flower color (r). What is the genotype of any white-flowering plant resulting from this species?

• rr

• rR

• RR

• Rr

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What are the phenotype percentages of the offspring?

(A-Brown fur color; a-white fur color)

• 50 % Brown fur and 50% White fur

• 25 % Brown fur and 75% White fur

• 75 % Brown fur and 25% White fur

• 0% Brown fur and 100% White fur

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

In pea plants, the tall allele is dominant to the short allele. What key would demonstrate this?

• Tall = T
  Short = S
• Tall = T
  Short = t
• Tall = t
  Short = T
• Tall = TT
  Short = tt

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

B = brown fur  b = white fur
In the punnett square, what is the probability for white fur? 

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-3