Name: Henry Price

Date: 3/31/2021 Period: 6

Unit 07: Genetics

Unit 07 Lesson 02: NON-Mendelian Genetics: incomplete dominant & dihybrid crosses; ind. assortment

1. Describe incomplete dominance AND give a real-world example.

Incomplete dominance occurs when heterozygous parents produce offspring that carry intermediate
traits.

2. The phenotypic ratio for an Incomplete dominance cross (1:2:1) is like which monohybrid cross?
This is similar to the genotypic ratio for a heterozygous monohybrid cross.

3. What do you notice about the colors of the “heterozygous” individual in an incomplete dominance
cross of flowers?
I notice that the heterozygous offspring (pink flowers) were a mix of the colors of the homozygous
parents (red and white).

4. How to you use a Punnett Square for an incomplete dominance cross? SHOW an example with your
explanation.
Both alleles must be capitalized because neither trait conceals the other. The alleles are combined just
like monohybrids.

P P

P PP PP

R PR PR

5. Why do we use capital letters for both traits in an incomplete dominance cross?
Because neither trait conceals the other.
 6. Complete the Punnet square crosses from the PowerPoint, in order:

#1
R R What percentage
may be Red? 50%
R RR RR

W RW RW

#2
What percentage
R W
may be White?
W RW WW 50%

W RW WW

#3
R W Which phenotypes could you see? 25%
Red, 50% Pink, and 25% White.
R RR RW

W RW WW

7. What is a dihybrid cross? What was Mendel looking at?

A dihybrid cross is a cross of an individual with two different heterozygous traits.

8. How do you use F.O.I.L. in a dihybrid cross? WHY should you use it?
By combining the first, outside, inside, and last allele in the gamete. This should be used in order to
determine all possible allele combinations.

9. What is the Phenotypic Ratio (include phenotypes) for a dihybrid cross?

9/16 yellow and round, 3/16 green round, 3/16 yellow wrinkled, 1/16 green wrinkled.

10. What is the Mendel’s Law of Independent Assortment? Why is Meiosis mentioned?

A trait’s genes are separated into gametes independently of each other during Meiosis. This occurs
during Metaphase 1 of Meiosis, which is why it is mentioned.
REVIEW: What is the Law of Segregation?

Alleles of a gene are separated into different gametes during metaphase 1 of meiosis.

11. Complete the Dihybrid Crosses below and write out the PHENOTYPIC RATIOS (Include the phenotype,
numeric ratio is NOT ENOUGH). Fill in all GAMETE GENOTYPES. COLOR CODE THE PUNNETT SQUARE
BOXES TO MATCH THE PHENOTYPES

#1 Cross these two parental units they are hybrid for Plant Height (Tt) and Flower Position (Aa):
TtAa x TtAa
TA Ta tA ta Phenotypic Ratios:

TA TTAA TTAa TtAA TtAa 9 Tall; Axial flower

Tall; Terminal flower

3
Ta TTAa TTaa TtAa Ttaa

Short; Axial flower

tA TtAA TtAa ttAA ttAa 3

Short; Terminal flower

ta TtAa Ttaa ttAa ttaa 1

YOU NEED TO DO MORE WORK ON THIS ONE…USE WHAT YOU LEARNED ABOVE TO COMPLETE #2

#2 Cross these two parental units: they are hybrid for SEED POD SHAPE and FLOWER COLOR
(USE THE CHART IN THE PPT FOR THE PHENOTYPES YOU NEED to WORK WITH.) COLOR CODE, too!!
 TtEe X TtEe
(I couldn’t find the phenotypes so I made them up)
Phenotypic Ratios:
TE Te tE te
9 Tall, Brown Eyes

TE TTEE TTEe TtEE TtEe

3 Tall, Blue Eyes

Te TTEe TTee TtEe Ttee

3 Short, Brown Eyes

tE TtEE TtEe ttEE ttEe

1 Short, Blue Eyes

te TtEe Ttee ttEe ttee