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Monster Genetics Lab 1

This document describes a genetics lab where students will simulate breeding monsters with different traits determined by various inheritance patterns like dominant, recessive, incomplete dominant, and codominant. Students will first determine the genotypes and phenotypes of traits for a female and male monster by flipping coins. They will then use Punnett squares to calculate the probabilities of offspring inheriting each trait and answer questions about the expected percentages.

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Monster Genetics Lab 1

This document describes a genetics lab where students will simulate breeding monsters with different traits determined by various inheritance patterns like dominant, recessive, incomplete dominant, and codominant. Students will first determine the genotypes and phenotypes of traits for a female and male monster by flipping coins. They will then use Punnett squares to calculate the probabilities of offspring inheriting each trait and answer questions about the expected percentages.

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Monster Genetics Lab

You have learned about many different patterns of inheritance. Some are simple dominant or
recessive, as in Mendelian traits. Some are more complex, such as incomplete dominant or
codominant traits. In this lab you will investigate how a combination of these genes works to
create an organism.

Part 1 Procedure:
1. Flip a coin twice to determine the genotype for each trait and record it in the data table.
Heads = allele 1, Tails = allele 2 (Example: if you flipped heads twice, your monster
will have two copies of allele 1 for his genotype.)
2. Determine the phenotype resulting from the allele pair for each trait.
3. Repeat steps 1‐2 for each trait and complete the female monster’s Table 1.

Table 1: Genotypes & Phenotypes for Female Monster


Trait Allele 1 Allele 2 Genotype Phenotype
Eye Two small eyes (E) One large eye (e)

Eye Color Red (R) White (R’)


(incomplete)
Skin Color Green (G) Blue (B)
(codominant)
Tail Shape Curly (C) Straight (c)

Tail Color Purple (P) Orange (p)

Tail Have tail (T) No tail (t)


(regulatory gene)
Teeth Sharp (S) Round (s)

Feet Four toes (F) Two toes (F’)


(incomplete)
Horn Color Purple (W) White (w)

Ear shape Pointy (Y) Round (y)

Ears No ears (N) Two ears (n)


(regulatory)
Claws Long (L) Short (l)
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Part 2 Procedure:
The female monster (described in Table 1) and a male monster (see Table 2 below) plan to have
baby monsters. They are interested in finding out for each trait the probability that their
offspring will have that trait.
1. Fill in the missing genetic information in the table for the male.

Table 2: Genotypes & Phenotypes for Male Monster


Trait Genotype Phenotype
Eyes ee
Eye Color White
(incomplete)
Skin Color Green
(codominant)
Tail Shape Straight
Tail Color Pp
Tail No tail
(regulatory)
Teeth Round
Feet FF’
(incomplete)
Horn Color ww
Ear shape yy
Ears Have 2 ears
(regulatory)
Claws Short

2. Create Punnett squares (attach your work to this handout) to predict what traits
would result from a cross between the two monsters for each trait, and answer the
following questions:
a. Eyes – What percent of offspring will have only one eye?
b. Eye Color – What percent of offspring will have red eyes?
c. Skin Color – What percent of offspring will have green skin?
d. Tail – What percent of offspring will have a tail?
e. Feet – What percent of offspring will have three toes?
f. Horn Color – What percent of offspring will have purple horns?
g. Ears – What percent of offspring will have ears?
h. Claws – What percent of offspring will have long claws?

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