Punnett square: monohybrid cross

Pick each parent's genotype to see the chances of each offspring genotype and phenotype.

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What is a test cross?

Crossing an organism showing the dominant trait with a homozygous recessive one. Any recessive offspring show the unknown parent was heterozygous.

What formula does it use?

Each parent passes one allele; Aa × Aa gives 1 AA : 2 Aa : 1 aa (3 dominant : 1 recessive).

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