Unit 7 - Notes 2: Punnett Squares

Law of Dominance, Law of Segregation, and Law of Independent Assortment.

an dominant allele will express itself over a recessive allele.

when chromosomes separate in meiosis, each gamete (egg or sperm) will receive only one chromosome from each pair.

the assortment of chromosomes for one trait doesn’t affect the assortment of chromosomes for another trait

Determining the probability of possible gametes that two parents could produce using a Punnett Square.

mating of two organisms

parental generation

first generation

second generation

one gene crossing

used for finding the possible genotypes of offspring when considering genes at the same time.

FOIL method is first, outside, inside last