Overview
Punnett squares are essential tools in genetics that help predict the likelihood of certain traits being passed from parents to offspring. By organizing alleles in a grid format, they allow students and scientists to visualize genetic combinations and understand inheritance patterns. This method is ...
Key Terms
Example: The gene for flower color may have a purple allele and a white allele.
Example: A plant with genotype Aa has one dominant and one recessive allele.
Example: The phenotype of a plant with genotype AA is purple flowers.
Example: Crossing a homozygous purple flower with a homozygous white flower.
Example: AA or aa are homozygous genotypes.
Example: Aa is a heterozygous genotype.
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Key Concepts
AllelesGenotypePhenotypeMonohybrid Cross