PATHOLOGY MCQ
GENETICS AND DISEASE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The age of the offspring
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The chance of a genotype (trait) showing up in offspring
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Numbers
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Blue eyes
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Detailed explanation-1: -A Punnett square is a chart that allows you to determine the expected percentages of different genotypes in the offspring of two parents. A Punnett square allows the prediction of the percentages of phenotypes in the offspring of a cross from known genotypes.
Detailed explanation-2: -What information can a Punnett square give us about an offspring’s traits? A Punnett square can find the probability of an offspring expressing its parents’ traits.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Punnett square is a table in which all of the possible outcomes for a genetic cross between two individuals with known genotypes are given.
Detailed explanation-4: -A Punnett square shows the probability of an offspring with a given genotype resulting from a cross. It does not show actual offspring.