Name: ________________________________________ Period: ___________

Punnett Square Practice

Part 1: Examining one trait
1. Examine the following Punnett squares and circle those that are correct:

2. In guinea pigs, short hair (L) is dominant to long hair (l). Complete the following Punnett squares according to
the scenarios given.

a. A male guinea pig that is heterozygous for hair length is crossed with a female guinea pig who is also
heterozygous.

Expected number of offspring:

_________ LL _________Ll
_________ ll

________ Short Hair ________ Long Hair

Genotypic Ratio: ____________

Phenotypic Ratio: ____________
What is the probability that this cross will result in offspring with long hair? ___________________

b. A male guinea pig that is homozygous dominant for hair length is crossed with a female guinea pig
that is homozygous recessive.

Expected number of offspring:

_________ LL _________Ll ________ll
_________ Short Hair _________ Long Hair

Genotypic Ratio: ____________

Phenotypic Ratio: ____________
What is the probability that this cross will result in offspring with long hair? ___________________
Teacher’s Signature: _______________________
Part 2: Examining two genes
____ ____ ____ ____ X ____ ____ ____ ____

Phenotypic Ratios – Out of 16, how many are:

Black, Short _________ Black, Long _________ White, Short ________ White, Long _______

HOMEWORK:

Complete a cross examining two genes between a male guinea pig that is heterozygous black with short hair and a
purebred female guinea pig with white short hair.

____ ____ ____ ____ X ____ ____ ____ ____

Phenotypic Ratios – Out of 16, how many are:
Black, Short _________ Black, Long _________ White, Short ________ White, Long _______