Genetics Lab Punnet Activity

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Name: June Carlos J.

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Punnett square worksheet

Complete the following monohybrid crosses: Draw a Punnett square and list the possible ge o
phenotypes of the offspring. Be sure to remember that the capital letter is dominant.

Example
A green pea plant (GG) is being crossed with a green pea plant (Gg).

G G

Genotypes 2 GG or 2 Gg
GG

Phenotypes = 4 Green pea plants; 0 other color

1) A green pea plant (Gg) is crossed with a yellow pea plant (gg).

G g Genotypes: 2Gg, 2 gg
Phenotypes: 2 Green pea plants, 2 yellow pea plants.
Gg gg

2) A tall plant (TT) is crossed with a tall plant (Tt).


T t
TT Tt Genotypes: 4 TT
Phenotypes: 4 Tall plants
TT Tt

3) A tall plant (Tt) is crossed with a short plant (tt).


T t
Tt Tt Genotypes: 2 Tt, 2 tt
Phenotypes: 2 Tall plants, 2 Short plants
tt tt

4) A red flower (Rr) is crossed with a white flower (rr).


R r
Rr Rr Genotypes: 2 Rr, 2 rr
Phenotypes: 2 Red Flowers, 2 White flowers
rr rr

5) A white flower (rr) is crossed with a white flower (rr).


r r
rr rr Genotypes: 4 rr
Phenotypes: 4 white flowers
rr rr
6) A black chicken (BB) is crossed with a black chicken (BB).
B B
BB BB Genotypes: 4 BB
Phenotypes: 4 Black chickens
BB BB

Punnett Square Problems


Complete the following problems. List the parent genotypes, draw and fill in a Punnett square, and then list the
offspring genotypes and phenotypes.

1. A homozygous dominant brown mouse is crossed with a heterozygous brown mouse (tan is the — bcc-on
B b
BB Bb Parent Genotypes: BB × Bb
Offspring Genotypes: 2 BB, 2 Bb
Offspring Phenotypes: 4 Brown mice
BB Bb

2. Two heterozygous white (brown fur is recessive) rabbits are crossed.


B b
Bb Bb Parent Genotypes: Bb × Bb
Offspring Genotypes: 4 Bb
Offspring Phenotypes: 4 White rabbits
Bb Bb

3. Two heterozygous red flowers (white flowers are recessive) are crossed.
R r
Rr Rr Parent Genotypes: Rr × Rr
Offspring Genotypes: 4 Rr
Offspring Phenotypes: 4 Red flowers
Rr Rr

4. A homozygous tall plant is crossed with a heterozygous tall plant (short is the recessive size).
TT Tt
TT Tt Parent Genotypes: TT × Tt
Offspring Genotypes: 2 TT, 2 Tt
Offspring Phenotypes: 4 Tall plants
TT Tt

5. A heterozygous white rabbit is crossed with a homozygous black rabbit (white is dominant)
W w
Ww Ww Parent Genotypes: Ww × ww
Offspring Genotypes: 2 Ww, 2 ww
Offspring Phenotypes: 2 White rabbits, 2 Black Rabbits
Ww ww

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