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Punnett Square Practice


1. George and Gina Guinea Pig are expecting offspring very soon. See
if you can use a Punnett Square to predict the possible gene
combinations of their offspring. George has two of the same genes for
fur color. He is pure dominant for black fur. Gina has two of the
same genes for white fur. She is pure recessive for white fur. George
has the genotype BB. Gina has the genotype bb for the trait. Use the
Punnett Square below, and determine possible gene combinations for
their offspring.

How many gene combinations are there? ____________________________


What is the genotype of their offspring? ____________________________
What color will their offspring be? Why? ___________________________
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2. Gary Jones has dark hair. He has two of the same genes for hair
color. He is pure for dark hair coloring. His genotype is DD for hair
color. Tina Jones has dark hair too. She has two different gene
combinations. She has one dominant gene for dark hair and one
recessive gene for blond hair. She is a hybrid with the genotype Dd.
Based on your knowledge of Punnett Squares, what hair color will
their children have?

What are the two genotype possibilities for hair color?


__________________________
What percent or fraction of their children will be pure for dark hair?
__________________
What hair color will their children have?
__________________________________
If Gary and Tina were both hybrids darks for hair coloring, could they
have a child with blond hair?
____________
Fill in the correct fractions below.
________ would be pure dominant for hair color
________ would be pure recessive for hair color
________ would be hybrid

3. SpongeBob is known for his big round eyes (R), which is


dominant over an oval eye shape (r). If he is heterozygous for his
round eye shape and marries a woman with oval eye shape, what
type of eyes might the kids have?
List the genotypes for each: Heterozygous round eyes ______________
Oval eyes _________________
Complete the Punnett Square to show the possibilities that would
result if SpongeBob had children with an oval-woman.
List the possible genotypes and phenotypes of their children
Genotypes: ______________________________________________
Phenotypes: ______________________________________________
What are the chances of a child with round eye shape? __________ %
What are the chances of a child with an oval eye shape? _________ %

4. Patrick recently married Patti, a cute girl he met at a local dance.


He is considered a purebred for his tall head shape (T), which is
dominant over a short head (t). If Patti is a short-headed woman,
what type of heads would their children have?
List the genotypes for each: Patrick- _________ Patti- _________
Complete the Punnett Square to show the possible offspring.
Which type of head is most likely: tall or short? Explain.
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Would the children be considered purebreds? Explain.
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5. Green is the dominant color for pea pods. Yellow is the recessive
color. Use a Punnett Square to show the cross between a pure green
pea pod plant and a hybrid green pea pod plant.

What are the possible genotypes of the offspring?


______________________
What are the possible phenotypes of the offspring?
_____________________
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If 100 seeds are produced when the parent plants are crossed and all
of them are planted,
about how many of them will produce green pea pods?
_____________________

6. The gene for purple pea plants flowers is dominant over the gene
for white flowers. Cross two hybrid pea plants. What are the
phenotypic and genotypic ratios expected from this cross?

7. If hybrid purple flowered plants are crossed with plants with


white flowers and there are 1000 offspring, about how many of the
offspring will have purple flowers?
8. Black coat is dominant over white in sheep. What are the
possible colors of the offspring if a pure black sheep is crossed with a
pure white sheep?

9. What must be the phenotypes of the parents if a sheep farmer


wants to have all white sheep?

10. A sheep farmer learned that if he always used his pure black ram
(male) in a cross it did not matter what color the ewe (female) was;
the offspring would always be black. Use Punnett Squares to show
all of the possible crosses and tell why the offspring were always
black.

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