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Human Development · Chapter 3
Build a Punnett Square
For a single-gene trait, each parent hands down
one allele
per child — and a simple 2×2 grid predicts every possible pairing. Pick a trait and each parent's genotype, then read the odds for each pregnancy.
Ff × Ff
Unaffected
Carrier
Affected
Cross the parents
set each genotype below
Trait
Parent 1 genotype
Parent 2 genotype