Heredity: Constructing

Punnett Squares

Aim: IWBAT construct and analyze a

Punnett Square ?
Do Now

Using the Word Bank fill in the blanks.

1. B is an example of a ______________ allele.
2. b is an example of a _______________allele.
3. BB is an example of a ______________pair.
4. Bb is an example of a ______________ pair.
Word Bank: Dominant, Recessive, Heterozygous, Homozygous
Punnett Square
First Generation
G G
G GG GG

g Gg Gg
Second Generation
G g
G GG Gg

g Gg gg
Punnett Square Practice : Group Activity

Mom has Homozygous

recessive curly hair and
dad has heterozygous s s
straight hair. Create a
Punnett square to S Ss Ss
predict their offspring

S= straight hair
s=
s ss ss
curly hair
Independent Practice :Case Study

Sickle-cell anemia is known to be a hereditary disease. It has a pattern of

inheritance that closely follows the model for recessive traits described by early
geneticist Gregor Mendel. For a recessive trait to appear, a person must have
inherited to copies of the recessive gene.

1. John and his wife Anna are heterozygous for Sickle-cell. Create a Punnett
Square to analyze the odds of any offspring inheriting sickle-cell anemia.
2. What is the probability that their offspring will inherit sickle-cell anemia?
3. Fill in the Genotype
_____Homozygous Recessive
_____Homozygous Dominant
_____Heterozygous Extended Learning : http://vital.cs.ohio.edu/?page_id=287
Exit Ticket

Directions: Draw a Punnett Square and answer the question below

The gene for freckles has two alleles.

F =freckles (dominant allele)
f=no freckles (recessive allele)

Dan is homozygous for freckles. His wife, Deborah, does not have any freckle.
Create a Punnett square to predict the results of their children.
What percentage of their children will have freckles?
What percentage of their children will not have freckles?