Punnett square

Punnett square
in genetics, a grid with margins that shows the genotypes of the gametes of each parent (in the margins) and their possible progeny (in the squares).

Punnett square diagramming the probabilities for inheritance of a hypothetical dominant trait upon crossing a heterozygote with a homozygote lacking the trait (normal).


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  • Punnett square — Pun·nett square (punґət) [Reginald Crundall Punnett, English geneticist, 1875–1967] see under square …   Medical dictionary

  • Punnett square — noun Etymology: Reginald C. Punnett died 1967 English geneticist Date: 1942 an n × n square used in genetics to calculate the frequencies of the different genotypes and phenotypes among the offspring of a cross …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Punnett square — divided square use to show genotypes and phenotypes from recombination of gametes during fertilization (for Reginald C Punnett) …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • Punnett square — noun A graphical representation used to determine the probability of an offspring expressing a particular genotype …   Wiktionary

  • Punnett square —   Matrix used to derive the genotypic and phenotypic ratios of zygotes produced by the union of gametes of known parentage …   Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

  • Punnett-Quadrat — Ein Punnett Quadrat, auch Rekombinationsquadrat (lat.: re = „zurück“, „wieder“, „neu“) oder kürzer Kombinationsquadrat, ist ein Hilfsmittel, das von dem britischen Genetiker Reginald Punnett entwickelt wurde. In der Biologie wird es benutzt, um… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Reginald Punnett — Infobox Scientist name = Reginald Punnett box width = image width = 150px caption = Reginald Punnett birth date = June 20 1875 birth place = Tonbridge, Kent death date = January 3 1967 death place = Bilbrook, Somerset residence = citizenship =… …   Wikipedia

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