Punnett Square Vocab

Based on the missing letter, what is the parent's genotype?

• AA

• Aa

• aa

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Match the following

• adjective describing genotypes with non-identical alleles

• homozygous recessive

• adjective describing genotypes with identical recessive alleles

• homozygous

• adjective describing genotypes with identical alleles

• homozygous dominant

• adjective describing genotypes with identical dominant alleles

• heterozygous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Click all of the homozygous genotypes.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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• Punnett Square

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Dominant allele

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

model used to predict possible genotypes and phenotypes

• homozygous dominant

• Punnett Square

• hybrid

• heredity

A tool used to determine the probable genotypes of offspring (children) of two parents

• Dihybrid cross

• Codon Chart

• Punnett square

• Monohybrid cross

In a punnet square where are the parent alleles written?

• Top and inside the boxes

• Only on the left and right side of the boxes. 

• outside of the boxes (top and left side)

• All on the top side of the boxes

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

• recessive

• dominant

• lower case letter

• both 

What is the purpose of a Punnett Square in genetics?

• To determine the physical traits of an organism

• To predict the probability of certain genotypes in offspring

• To sequence DNA

• To identify mutations in genes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

Which of the following terms describes an organism with two identical alleles for a trait?

• Heterozygous

• Homozygous

• Dominant

• Recessive