Determination of Traits All in the Family Paper Pets

Table 1: Genotypes and Phenotypes for All in the Family "Paper Pets" PhenotypeGenotype- Allele Combination DominantRecessive Traits Homozygous Dominant Heterozygous Dominant Homozygous Recessive OVALTRIANGLE Nose NNNnnn SQUAREROUND Eyes EEEeee POINTEDSQUARE Teeth TTTttt BLUEYELLOW Color CCCccc Gender Male=XY Female=XX

Baby 1 Nn MOM NN NOSE Example 1 DAD nn Flip a Coin for each parent: Heads – Left Allele Tails – Right Allele

Baby 1 nn DAD Nn NOSE Example 2 MOM Nn Flip a Coin for each parent: Heads – Left Allele Tails – Right Allele

Gender: Male or Female Possible Allele Combinations With Phenotype Expressed XX FEMALE XY MALE XX MOM XY DAD XY Baby 1 Flip a Coin for each parent: Heads – Left Allele Tails – Right Allele

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