PATHOLOGY MCQ
GENETICS AND DISEASE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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What do the letters inside the grid of a Punnett square represent?
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phenotypes of parents
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genotypes of offspring
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testcrosses of offspring
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chromosomes of parents
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Punnett Square makes use of a grid and letters. In particular, capital letters represent dominant alleles and lower case letters to recessive alleles. With this tool, the known genotypes of each parent are shown to help predict the possible genotypes of their offspring.
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer: In a Punnett square, the letters that line the outside of the box represent C) gametes. The Punnett square is responsible for determining the genotype of the offspring based on the gametes from the parental generation.
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