Punnett Squares

Practice Questions

Middle School Life Science › Punnett Squares

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In butterflies, the gene for black wings (B) is dominant to the gene for blue wings (b). For which of the following parental genotypes would 100% of offspring be expected to be blue?

2

Brown fur is dominant to white fur in a species of rabbit and is represented with the alleles "B" and "b".

What are the resulting percentages of genotypes of a cross between a homozygous dominant parent and a heterozygous parent?

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In butterflies, the gene for black wings (B) is dominant to the gene for blue wings (b). For which of the following parental genotypes would 100% of offspring be expected to be blue?

4

Brown fur is dominant to white fur in a species of rabbit and is represented with the alleles "B" and "b".

What are the resulting percentages of genotypes of a cross between a homozygous dominant parent and a heterozygous parent?

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The allele for black feet in a species of duck is dominant to the allele for brown feet. What are the phenotypes of the offspring from the cross shown in the punnet square above?

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Bbxbb

The allele for black feet in a species of duck is dominant to the allele for brown feet. What are the phenotypes of the offspring from the cross shown in the punnet square above?

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In poodles, the allele for black fur (B) is dominant to the gene for brown fur (b). Two poodles are crossed. One poodle is homozygous for black fur, and the other is heterozygous. What percentage of the offspring are expected to have black fur?

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In poodles, the allele for black fur (B) is dominant to the gene for brown fur (b). Two poodles are crossed. One poodle is homozygous for black fur, and the other is heterozygous. What percentage of the offspring are expected to have black fur?

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Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is a disease that can cause kidney failure. This disease is usually caused by a dominant allele. What is the chance that a child will have PKD if the father is unaffected and the mother is heterozygous for PKD?

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The allele for blue eyes is "t" while the allele for brown eyes is "T". What percentage of offspring produced by two parents with blue eyes would also have blue eyes?

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