Worksheet

Name ______________________

1. A cross of two homozygous varieties of pea plants--toothpicks

a.
What is the genotype of the offspring? Let A = color 1 (dominant) and a = color 2
(recessive). You can
answer with letters (AA, Aa, or aa) or with the longer
terms (homozygous dominant, heterozygous, or
homozygous recessive).

b.
What is the genotype ratio (AA:Aa:aa). Count up how many AA (color 1 + color 1)
offspring there are.
Count how many Aa (color 1 + color 2) there are. Count
how many aa (color 2 + color 2) there are. Put
the numbers in the ratio instead
of the AA, Aa, and aa. Look back at the PowerPoint to see how this is
done.
c.
If color 1 (A) is dominant over color 2 (a), what is the offsprings phenotype and
ratio (# out of 4)?

2.

Punnett Squares
Homozygous purple flowers X homozygous white flowers

a.
Offspring genotypes and ratios (AA:Aa:aa). Indicate out of the four possible
offspring outcomes how
many are AA, how many are Aa, and how many are aa. If
none of the offspring have a given genotype,
then use 0.
b.
Offspring phenotypes and ratios (Purple:white) Indicate out of the four possible
offspring outcomes
how many are purple and how many are white.

3.

A cross of two hybrid (heterozygous) varieties of pea plantstoothpicks

Let A = color 1
a.

What are the offsprings genotypes and ratios (AA:Aa:aa)

b.

If purple (A) is dominant over white (a), what are the offsprings phenotypes and the
(Purple:white)?

ratios

4.

and a = color 2

Use a Punnett square to represent the cross in #3.

Heterozygous purple flowers X heterozygous purple flowers

a.

What are the offsprings genotypes and ratios (AA:Aa:aa)

b.

What are the offsprings phenotypes and ratios (purple:white)

5.

Punnett square practice problems

5A.

Round seeds are dominant over wrinkled seeds

Cross: Homozygous round seeds X homozygous wrinkled seeds

5B.

a.

Offspring genotypes and ratios (AA:Aa:aa)

b.

Offspring phenotypes and ratios (Purple:white)

Green pods are dominant over yellow pods.

Cross: heterozygous pods X heterozygous pods

a.

Offspring genotypes and ratios (AA:Aa:aa)

b.

Offspring phenotypes and ratios (Purple:white)

5C.

Black fur is dominant over white fur in guinea pigs.

Cross: Heterozygous X Homozygous white

a.

Offspring genotypes and ratios (AA:Aa:aa)

b.

Offspring phenotypes and ratios (Purple:white)