Punnett square — Science definition

A probability model of gamete combinations under stated assumptions.

Where it is taught

• Mendelian Genetics — DNA, Inheritance & Gene Expression, Life Science: Biology, Grade 10

In use

A Punnett square describes probabilities for each offspring, not a required family composition.

Mendelian Genetics

Taught alongside

• allele
• dominant
• recessive
• homozygous
• heterozygous
• genotype
• phenotype

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