Chapter 19, Problem 9CT

Summary Introduction

To explain: The probability of children being heterozygous when two heterozygous parents mate.

Introduction: Homozygous condition is where the same allele of the gene is present on both homologous chromosomes either dominant or recessive. Heterozygous condition is where the different alleles of the gene are present on both homologous chromosomes where one is dominant and the other is recessive. A monohybrid cross is where a Punnett square is constructed for alleles of one trait