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Genetics
Learning
Punnett
Squares
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Introduction to Punnett Squares
This activity is just a quick introduction for students to practice how Punnett squares work.
Directions: Fill in the missing genes and/or genotype information for parents and/or
offspring. Remember in a genotype (ex: Tt) capital letters always go first in a pair of letters.

T t T T f f
T TT t Tt F F
T Tt t Tt f ff

D
d
Sample
D d
B
B
B b b
B B
b
b

B h h H
b Bb Bb Hh HH
b hh H HH

Sample
r G g
R Rr G rr rr
Rr g rr

A a G G
F FF FF Aa GG
f Ff Aa Gg
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 Genetic Problems
2 Worksheet Types:
 Human & Animal Features
 Monster Features

*NOTE: I included the monster

worksheet because many human facial
features are now suspected to be
controlled by many genes (aka.
polygenic traits).
 HUMAN & ANIMAL FEATURES
GENETIC PROBLEMS

Version 1

- includes Punnett square with sperm &

eggs
- does not include heterozygous &
homozygous vocab
- includes dominant & recessive vocab

© 2015 Katie Garcia

Name: _________________________________ Date:________________ Period:_____
Punnett Square Practice
Directions: Complete each Punnett square to figure out the possible genotypes and
phenotypes of resulting offspring.

How to Complete a Punnett Square

1. Determine the genotypes of the parent organisms
2. Write down your “cross” (parent genotype vs. parent genotype)
3. Draw a Punnett Square (if it’s not included)
4. “Split” the letters of the genotype for each parent & put them “outside” the Punnett square
5. Determine the possible genotypes of the offspring by filling in the Punnett square
6. Figure out the genotypes & phenotypes of resulting offspring

1) Larry has a cleft chin (genotype: Cc) & his wife has no cleft chin (genotype: cc).
The allele for a cleft chin, C, is dominant among humans. What is the probability of
Larry and his wife having offspring that will have cleft chins?
Offspring

Sample
C c genotypes: ____________________________

c phenotypes: ____________________________

c probability of offspring with cleft chins: _____________

2) In humans, widow’s peak (P) is dominant and no widow’s peak (p) is recessive.
Sarah does not have a widow’s peak (genotype: ______ ) but her husband does
have one (genotype: PP). What is the probability of Sarah and her husband having
children with widow peaks?
Offspring

P P genotypes: ____________________________

Sample
phenotypes: ____________________________
probability of offspring with widow peaks:_________

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3) Danny has freckles (genotype: FF) & his wife has no freckles (genotype: _______).
The allele for freckles, F, is dominant among humans. What is the probability of
Danny and his wife having offspring with freckles?

Offspring
F F genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________
probability of offspring with freckles: _____________

Sample
4) In guinea pigs, short hair (H) is dominant and long hair (h) is recessive. Now cross a short
haired, male guinea pig (genotype: Hh) with a short haired, female guinea pig (genotype:
Hh). What would be the probability of producing long haired, guinea pigs?

Offspring
genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________
probability of offspring with long hair: _____________

5) Now cross a long haired, male guinea pig (genotype: _______) with a long haired, female
guinea pig (genotype: ________). What would be the probability of producing short haired,
guinea pigs?

Offspring

Sample
genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________
probability of offspring with short hair: _____________

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 HUMAN & ANIMAL FEATURES
GENETIC PROBLEMS

Version 2

- includes Punnett square

- includes heterozygous, homozygous,
dominant, & recessive vocab

© 2015 Katie Garcia

Name: _________________________________ Date:________________ Period:_____
Punnett Square Practice
Directions: Complete each Punnett square to figure out the possible genotypes and
phenotypes of resulting offspring.

How to Complete a Punnett Square

1. Determine the genotypes of the parent organisms
2. Write down your “cross” (parent genotype vs. parent genotype)
3. Draw a Punnett Square (if it’s not included)
4. “Split” the letters of the genotype for each parent & put them “outside” the Punnett square
5. Determine the possible genotypes of the offspring by filling in the Punnett square
6. Figure out the genotypes & phenotypes of resulting offspring

Sample
1) In humans, cleft chin (C) is dominant to no cleft chin (c). Larry has a cleft chin
and is heterozygous. His wife has no cleft chin and is homozygous recessive.
What is the probability of Larry and his wife having offspring with cleft chins?
Offspring
genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________
probability of offspring with cleft chins: _____________

2) In humans, widow’s peak (P) is dominant to no widow’s peak (p). Sarah is

homozygous recessive and her husband is homozygous dominant. What is the
probability of Sarah and her husband having children with widow peaks?

Does Sarah’s husband have a widow’s peak? ___________

Offspring

Sample
genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________
probability of offspring with widow peaks:_________

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3) In humans, freckles (F) is dominant to no freckles (f). Danny is homozygous
dominant & his wife is homozygous recessive. What is the probability of Danny
and his wife having offspring with freckles?
Does Danny have freckles? ___________
Does Danny’s wife have freckles? ____________

Sample
Offspring
genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________
probability of offspring with freckles: _____________

4) Assume that there are two alleles for hair length in guinea pigs, short (H) which is
dominant and long (h) which is recessive. Now cross a heterozygous, male guinea pig with
a heterozygous, female guinea pig. What would be the possibility of producing long haired,
guinea pigs?
Both guinea pig parents are heterozygous. Do they have
long or short hair? ______________________
Offspring
genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________
probability of offspring with long hair: _____________

Sample
5) Now cross a homozygous recessive, male guinea pig with a homozygous recessive,
female guinea pig. What would be the possibility of producing short haired, guinea pigs?
Does the dad guinea pig have short or long hair? __________
Does the mom guinea pig have short or long hair? _________
Offspring
genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________
probability of offspring with short hair: _____________
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 HUMAN & ANIMAL FEATURES
GENETIC PROBLEMS

Version 3

- includes Punnett square

- includes heterozygous, homozygous,
dominant, & recessive vocab
- SAME AS VERSION 2 except students
have to draw their OWN Punnett squares

© 2015 Katie Garcia

Name: _________________________________ Date:________________ Period:_____
Punnett Square Practice
Directions: Complete each Punnett square to figure out the possible genotypes and
phenotypes of resulting offspring.

How to Complete a Punnett Square

1. Determine the genotypes of the parent organisms
2. Write down your “cross” (parent genotype vs. parent genotype)
3. Draw a Punnett Square (if it’s not included)
4. “Split” the letters of the genotype for each parent & put them “outside” the Punnett square
5. Determine the possible genotypes of the offspring by filling in the Punnett square
6. Figure out the genotypes & phenotypes of resulting offspring

1) In humans, cleft chin (C) is dominant to no cleft chin (c). Larry has a cleft chin

Sample
and is heterozygous. His wife has no cleft chin and is homozygous recessive.
What is the probability of Larry and his wife having offspring with cleft chins?
Offspring
genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________
probability of offspring with cleft chins: _____________

2) In humans, widow’s peak (P) is dominant to no widow’s peak (p). Sarah is

homozygous recessive and her husband is homozygous dominant. What is the

Sample
probability of Sarah and her husband having children with widow peaks?

Does Sarah’s husband have a widow’s peak? ___________

Offspring
genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________
probability of offspring with widow peaks:_________

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3) In humans, freckles (F) is dominant to no freckles (f). Danny is homozygous
dominant & his wife is homozygous recessive. What is the probability of Danny
and his wife having offspring with freckles?

Sample
Does Danny have freckles? ___________
Does Danny’s wife have freckles? ____________
Offspring
genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________
probability of offspring with freckles: _____________

4) Assume that there are two alleles for hair length in guinea pigs, short (H) which is
dominant and long (h) which is recessive. Now cross a heterozygous, male guinea pig with
a heterozygous, female guinea pig. What would be the possibility of producing long haired,
guinea pigs?
Both guinea pig parents are heterozygous. Do they have
long or short hair? ______________________
Offspring
genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________
probability of offspring with long hair: _____________

Sample
5) Now cross a homozygous recessive, male guinea pig with a homozygous recessive,
female guinea pig. What would be the possibility of producing short haired, guinea pigs?
Does the dad guinea pig have short or long hair? __________
Does the mom guinea pig have short or long hair? _________
Offspring
genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________
probability of offspring with short hair: _____________

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 MONSTERS FEATURES

1 page front and back

Different versions offered to

allow for differentiation

© 2015 Katie Garcia

 MONSTERS FEATURES
GENETIC PROBLEMS

Version 1

- includes Punnett square with sperm &

eggs
- does not include heterozygous &
homozygous vocab
- includes dominant & recessive vocab

© 2015 Katie Garcia

Name: _________________________ Date:___________ Period:_____
Punnett Square Practice – Monster FUN!
Directions: Complete each Punnett square to figure out the possible
genotypes and phenotypes of resulting offspring.

How to Complete a Punnett Square Jenka

7. Determine the genotypes of the parent organisms
8. Write down your “cross” (parent genotype vs. parent genotype)
9. Draw a Punnett Square (if it’s not included)
10. “Split” the letters of the genotype for each parent & put them “outside” the Punnett square
11. Determine the possible genotypes of the offspring by filling in the Punnett square
12. Figure out the genotypes & phenotypes of resulting offspring

2) In jenkas, round eyes (E) is dominant and square eyes (e) is

Sample
recessive. Now cross a male jenka with round eyes (genotype: EE)
with a female jenka that has square eyes (genotype: ee). What is the
probability that the offspring will have square eyes?

Offspring
E E genotypes: ____________________________

e phenotypes: ____________________________

e probability of offspring with square eyes: _____________

3) In jenkas, square teeth (t) is recessive and pointy teeth (T) is dominant.

Sample
Now cross a female jenka with square teeth (genotype: ________) with
a male jenka that has pointy teeth (genotype: Tt). What is the
probability that the offspring will have square teeth?

Offspring
T t genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________
probability of offspring with square teeth:_________

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 Sionka
4) In sionkas, split tongue (S) is dominant and no split tongue (s) is

Sample
recessive. Now cross a male sionka with a split tongue (genotype: Ss)
and a female sionka with a split tongue (genotype: Ss). What is the
probability that their offspring will have no split tongues?

Offspring
genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________
probability of offspring with no split tongues: _____________

4) In sionkas, horns (h) is recessive and no horns (H) is dominant. Now

cross a male sionka with horns (genotype: ________) and a female sionka
with horns (genotype: ________). What is the probability that the offspring
produced will have horns?

Offspring

Sample
genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________
probability of offspring with horns: _____________

5) In sionkas, wings (W) is dominant and no wings (w) is recessive.

Now cross a female sionka with wings (genotype: WW) and a male
sionka with no wings (genotype: ________). What is the probability that
the offspring will have wings?

Offspring
genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________
W
probability of offspring with wings: _____________
W
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 MONSTERS FEATURES
GENETIC PROBLEMS

Version 2

- includes Punnett square

- includes heterozygous, homozygous,
dominant, & recessive vocab

© 2015 Katie Garcia

Name: _________________________ Date:___________ Period:_____
Punnett Square Practice – Monster FUN!
Directions: Complete each Punnett square to figure out the possible
genotypes and phenotypes of resulting offspring.

How to Complete a Punnett Square Jenka

1. Determine the genotypes of the parent organisms
2. Write down your “cross” (parent genotype vs. parent genotype)
3. Draw a Punnett Square (if it’s not included)

Sample
4. “Split” the letters of the genotype for each parent & put them “outside” the Punnett square
5. Determine the possible genotypes of the offspring by filling in the Punnett square
6. Figure out the genotypes & phenotypes of resulting offspring

1) In jenkas, round eyes (E) is dominant and square eyes (e) is

recessive. Now cross a male, homozygous dominant jenka with a
female, homozygous recessive jenka. What is the probability that
the offspring will have square eyes?
Does the daddy jenka have round eyes? __________

E E Does the mommy jenka have round eyes? ________

Offspring
e genotypes: ____________________________
e phenotypes: ____________________________
probability of offspring with square eyes: _____________
2) In jenkas, square teeth (t) is recessive and pointy teeth (T) is dominant.

Sample
Now cross a female, homozygous recessive jenka with a male,
heterozygous jenka. What is the probability that the offspring will have
square teeth?
Does the daddy jenka have square teeth? __________
Does the mommy jenka have pointy teeth? ________
T t
Offspring
genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________
probability of offspring with square teeth:_________
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 Sionka
3) In sionkas, split tongue (S) is dominant and no split tongue (s) is
recessive. Now cross a male, heterozygous sionka and a female,

Sample
heterozygous sionka. What is the probability that the offspring will have
no split tongues? Does the daddy jenka have a split tongue? __________
Does the mommy jenka have a split tongue? ________
Offspring
genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________
probability of offspring with no split tongues: _____________

4) In sionkas, horns (h) is recessive and no horns (H) is dominant. Now

cross a male, homozygous recessive sionka and a female, homozygous
recessive sionka. What is the probability that the offspring will have horns?
Does the daddy jenka have horns? __________
Does the mommy jenka have horns? ________
Offspring
genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________

Sample
probability of offspring with horns: _____________
5) In sionkas, wings (W) is dominant and no wings (w) is recessive.
Now cross a female, homozygous dominant sionka and a male,
homozygous recessive sionka. What is the probability that the
offspring will have wings?
Does the daddy jenka have wings? __________
Does the mommy jenka have wings? ________
Offspring
genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________
probability of offspring with wings: _____________
© 2015 Katie Garcia
 MONSTERS FEATURES
GENETIC PROBLEMS

Version 3

- includes Punnett square

- includes heterozygous, homozygous,
dominant, & recessive vocab
- SAME AS VERSION 2 except students
have to draw their OWN Punnett squares

© 2015 Katie Garcia

 Name: _________________________ Date:___________ Period:_____
Punnett Square Practice – Monster FUN!
Directions: Complete each Punnett square to figure out the possible
genotypes and phenotypes of resulting offspring.

How to Complete a Punnett Square Jenka

1. Determine the genotypes of the parent organisms
2. Write down your “cross” (parent genotype vs. parent genotype)
3. Draw a Punnett Square (if it’s not included)
4. “Split” the letters of the genotype for each parent & put them “outside” the Punnett square
5. Determine the possible genotypes of the offspring by filling in the Punnett square
6. Figure out the genotypes & phenotypes of resulting offspring

1) In jenkas, round eyes (E) is dominant and square eyes (e) is

recessive. Now cross a male, homozygous dominant jenka with a

Sample
female, homozygous recessive jenka. What is the probability that
the offspring will have square eyes?
Does the daddy jenka have round eyes? __________
Does the mommy jenka have round eyes? ________
Offspring
genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________
probability of offspring with square eyes: _____________

Sample
2) In jenkas, square teeth (t) is recessive and pointy teeth (T) is dominant.
Now cross a female, homozygous recessive jenka with a male,
heterozygous jenka. What is the probability that the offspring will have
square teeth?
Does the daddy jenka have square teeth? __________
Does the mommy jenka have pointy teeth? ________
Offspring
genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________
probability of offspring with square teeth:_________
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 Sionka

Sample
3) In sionkas, split tongue (S) is dominant and no split tongue (s) is
recessive. Now cross a male, heterozygous sionka and a female,
heterozygous sionka. What is the probability that the offspring will have
no split tongues? Does the daddy jenka have a split tongue? __________
Does the mommy jenka have a split tongue? ________
Offspring
genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________
probability of offspring with no split tongues: _____________
4) In sionkas, horns (h) is recessive and no horns (H) is dominant. Now
cross a male, homozygous recessive sionka and a female, homozygous
recessive sionka. What is the probability that the offspring will have horns?
Does the daddy jenka have horns? __________
Does the mommy jenka have horns? ________
Offspring
genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________

Sample
probability of offspring with horns: _____________
5) In sionkas, wings (W) is dominant and no wings (w) is recessive. Now
cross a female, homozygous dominant sionka and a male, homozygous
recessive sionka. What is the probability that the offspring will have
wings?
Does the daddy jenka have wings? __________
Does the mommy jenka have wings? ________
Offspring
genotypes: ____________________________
phenotypes: ____________________________
probability of offspring with wings: _____________
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