# _______ Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________

Follow the instructions to create your genetic pet family.

Dominant Alleles:
R (Round Eyes)
S (Spotted Skin)

T (Triangular Nose)
C (Curly Tail)

P (Pointed Teeth)
B (Brown Hair)

t (Oval Nose)
c (Straight Tail)

p (Square Teeth)
b (Yellow Hair)

Recessive Alleles:
r (Square Eyes)
s (Not Spotted Skin)

Father Pet:

Phenotype: Male

Genotype: XY

1. Flip coin to determine the alleles for each trait.

2. Circle the letter next each flip.
3. Then record each genotype and phenotype.

Eyes:

1st Flip:
2nd Flip:

Heads
Heads

R
R

Genotype: ____ ____

1st 2nd
Trait:

Tails

Tails

Phenotype: _________________________

Dominant or Recessive

Pure or Hybrid

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Nose:

1st Flip:

Heads

Tails

2nd Flip:

Heads

Tails

Genotype: ____ ____

Trait:

t
t

Phenotype: _________________________

1st 2nd
Dominant or Recessive

Pure or Hybrid

_________________________________________________________________
Teeth:

1st Flip:

Heads

Tails

2nd Flip:

Heads

Tails

Genotype: ____ ____

1st 2nd
Trait:

Dominant or Recessive

Phenotype: _________________________
Pure or Hybrid

_________________________________________________________________

Skin:

1st Flip:

Heads

Tails

2nd Flip:

Heads

Tails

Genotype: ____ ____

1st 2nd
Trait:

Phenotype: _________________________

Dominant or Recessive

Pure or Hybrid

_________________________________________________________________
Tail:

1st Flip:

Heads

Tails

2nd Flip:

Heads

Tails

Genotype: ____ ____

1st 2nd
Trait:

Phenotype: _________________________

Dominant or Recessive

Pure or Hybrid

_________________________________________________________________
Hair:

1st Flip:

Heads

Tails

2nd Flip:

Heads

Tails

Genotype: ____ ____

1st 2nd
Trait:

Phenotype: _________________________

Dominant or Recessive

Pure or Hybrid

_________________________________________________________________

Mother Pet:

Phenotype: Female

Genotype: XX

1 Flip coin to determine the alleles for each trait.

2. Circle the letter next each flip.
3. Then record each genotype and phenotype.
Eyes:

1st Flip:

Heads

Tails

2nd Flip:

Heads

Tails

Genotype: ____ ____

1st 2nd
Trait:

Phenotype: _________________________

Dominant or Recessive

Pure or Hybrid

_________________________________________________________________
Nose:

1st Flip:

Heads

Tails

2nd Flip:

Heads

Tails

Genotype: ____ ____

1st 2nd
Trait:

Dominant or Recessive

Phenotype: _________________________
Pure or Hybrid

_________________________________________________________________

Teeth:

1st Flip:

Heads

Tails

2nd Flip:

Heads

Tails

Genotype: ____ ____

1st 2nd
Trait:

Phenotype: _________________________

Dominant or Recessive

Pure or Hybrid

_________________________________________________________________
Skin:

1st Flip:

Heads

Tails

2nd Flip:

Heads

Tails

Genotype: ____ ____

1st 2nd
Trait:

Phenotype: _________________________

Dominant or Recessive

Pure or Hybrid

_________________________________________________________________
Tail:

1st Flip:

Heads

Tails

2nd Flip:

Heads

Tails

Genotype: ____ ____

1st 2nd
Trait:

Phenotype: _________________________

Dominant or Recessive

Pure or Hybrid

_________________________________________________________________
Hair:

1st Flip:

Heads

Tails

2nd Flip:

Heads

Tails

Genotype: ____ ____

1st 2nd
Trait:

Phenotype: _________________________

Dominant or Recessive

Pure or Hybrid

_________________________________________________________________

Gender of Offspring #1:

Mother passes on an X chromosome.
Flip coin to see if father passes an X or a Y chromosome.
Heads: X

Tails: Y

Gender:
Genotype _____ _____
M
F

Phenotype __________________________

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Gender of Offspring #2:

Mother passes on an X chromosome.
Flip coin to see if father passes an X or a Y chromosome.
Heads: X

Tails: Y

Gender:
Genotype _____ _____
M
F

Phenotype __________________________

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Offsprings Traits:
Use the genotypes from each parent to create a punnett square to determine the
possibilities for each trait.
Eyes:
Choose the outcome for the offspring #1.
Genotype: _____ _____
Phenotype: ________________________________
Choose the outcome for the offspring #2.
Genotype: _____ _____
Phenotype: ________________________________

_________________________________________________________________
Nose:
Choose the outcome for the offspring #1.
Genotype: _____ _____
Phenotype: ________________________________
Choose the outcome for the offspring #2.
Genotype: _____ _____
Phenotype: ________________________________

_________________________________________________________________
Teeth:

Choose the outcome for the offspring #1.

Genotype: _____ _____
Phenotype: ________________________________
Choose the outcome for the offspring #2.
Genotype: _____ _____
Phenotype: ________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Skin:

Choose the outcome for the offspring #1.

Genotype: _____ _____
Phenotype: ________________________________
Choose the outcome for the offspring #2.
Genotype: _____ _____
Phenotype: ________________________________

_________________________________________________________________
Tail:

Choose the outcome for the offspring #1.

Genotype: _____ _____
Phenotype: ________________________________
Choose the outcome for the offspring #2.
Genotype: _____ _____
Phenotype: ________________________________

_________________________________________________________________
Hair:

Choose the outcome for the offspring #1.

Genotype: _____ _____
Phenotype: ________________________________
Choose the outcome for the offspring #2.
Genotype: _____ _____
Phenotype: ________________________________

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Final Project
1. Now you are ready to create your family. You will need to record all of the information in the charts.
2. Use the information from the charts to create your pet family.
3. Cut out pet body. Use pink for female/girl and blue for male/boy and draw the inherited traits for eyes, nose, teeth and spots.
4. Cut out each genetic trait chart.
5. Get poster paper and lay out each family member and genetic trait chart. When you have determined where they will all
fit, glue on to poster.
6. Cut out inherited tail from paper scraps and glue on each family member.
7. Use yellow or brown yarn for the inherited trait for hair.
8. Title your poster: Genetic Pet Family
9. Make sure your name is on the front of the poster and turn in packet and poster.

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