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Assignment #5 Punnett Square

This document provides instructions for an assignment on genetics and Punnett squares. Students are asked to observe traits in their own family, like earlobe type and tongue rolling ability. They must record the phenotypes they observe. Students then analyze the possible genotypes that could produce the observed phenotypes using Punnett squares. They are asked questions to test their understanding of genetics concepts like dominance, and the use of Punnett squares to determine possible offspring genotypes and traits.

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Assignment #5 Punnett Square

This document provides instructions for an assignment on genetics and Punnett squares. Students are asked to observe traits in their own family, like earlobe type and tongue rolling ability. They must record the phenotypes they observe. Students then analyze the possible genotypes that could produce the observed phenotypes using Punnett squares. They are asked questions to test their understanding of genetics concepts like dominance, and the use of Punnett squares to determine possible offspring genotypes and traits.

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Assignment #5Genetics and Punnett Squares

(Chapter 11)
Introduction:Thepurposeofthisactivityistoapplybasicprinciplesofgeneticstoa
morepersonalsituation.
Review
Fig.11.5(p.1965thEd.orp.1994thEd.)

Fig.11.6(p.1975thEdorp.2004thEd.)
Fig.11.10(p.2025thEd.orp.2054thEd.)
AndreadaboutPunnettSquares
onp.1965thEdorp.1984thEdandonp.1985thEd.orp.2014thEd.

Procedure:Completetheinformationbelowbymakingscientificobservationsaboutyour
family(orafriendsfamily,ifyourbiologicalparentsarenotimmediatelyavailable).Youwill
beobservingtwotraits:earlobeanatomyandabilitytorollthetongue.
EARLOBEANATOMY
1. Observeyourearlobes.Aretheyattached(i.e.,thelobeiscontinuouswiththeskinoftheside
ofthehead)orunattached(i.e.,atleasttosomedegree,thelobehangsdownseparatelyfrom
theskinoftheheadattheverybottom)?
Recordyourearlobephenotype:Unattachedearlobe.
2. Observeyourparents(orafriendsfamily)earlobes,andrecordtheirphenotypes:
Mother:Unattached.Father:Unattached
3. Alsorecordtheearlobephenotypeofyoursiblings,ifavailable:Brother#1:Unattached,#2
Unattached,#3Unattached,#4Unattached

(#13above=2Points)
4. Havingunattachedearlobesisdominant(U),andattachedearlobesisrecessive(u).So,you
knowthegenotypeofaparentwithattachedearlobes(uu).Whyisthiscase?(1point)
YES. Unattached earlobes is a dominant trait - U and attached earlobes is recessive (u).
So, parents could be heterozygous - Uu, and Uu x Uu could give offspring uu (attached
earlobes).
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5. However,becauseapersonwouldonlyneedonedominantalleletohaveunattachedearlobes,
youwouldnotknowforcertain,justthroughobservation,whetherheorsheisgenotypeUU
orUuwithoutfurtherinformation.
So,foraparentwithunattachedearlobes,youwouldhavetoperformthePunnettsquareboth
waysassumingthepersoncanbeeitherUUorUu.PerformtheearlobePunnettsquare(s)
foryourfamilyinthespacebelow.Isthereatleastoneboxthatmatchesyourphenotype?
(5points)DrawmorePunnettsquaresifyouneedthemtoanalyzeyourpossiblefamily
genotypes.

Father
Mother
U

UU

Uu

Father
Mother
U

Uu

UU

U
Uu
u
Uu
uu
6. Ifachildina
hypotheticalfamilyhas
attachedearlobes,andoneparenthasunattachedearlobes,whatisthegenotypeofthat
parent?Explainyouranswer.(2points)
ifyougotadominant,freelobegenefromthefatherandadominantfreelobegenefromthe
motherthenyouhavetwodominantfreelobegenessothereforeyouhavefreelobe.

7A.Byobservingflowercolorinsnapdragons,isitpossibletounambiguouslydeterminethe
genotype?

7B.Isthesametrueforflowercolorinpeas?Whyorwhynot?(5points)

UU

Yesitistruebecauseinmendelexperimenthedidsomecrossfertilizefromaflowertoapea
anditissameallelesasknownashomozygous.

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8. IttwoindividualswithABbloodtypemarry,whatproportionoftheirchildrenareexpectedto
haveABbloodtype?
b.0.25

DrawaPunnettSquaretoshowhowyougotyouranswerandexplaintheresults.(5points)

Father
Mother

AA

AB

AB

BB

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