Name:__________________________ Date:___________

GummyBearGenetics!
Procedures:
1. Workingwithyourgroup,getagummybearfamily.Eachfamilyhasthreegenerations
ofgummybears:Parents,Kids,andGrandkids.
2. TaketheParentbagandemptythecontents.Recordtheinformationinthefamily
datachart.Puttheparentgummybearsbackintotheirbag.
*M=male
*Blank=female
3. DothesamefortheKidsandGrandkidsbag.
*NOTE:Onlydoonebagatatime.Donotmixupthegenerations!
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4. CompletethePunnettsquarestoshowhowitwouldbepossibletogettheresults
thatyoudidfromthefamilyyouworkedwith.
5. Drawafamilytreeforthegummybearfamily.Useasquaretorepresentamaleanda
circletorepresentafemale.
a. Colorintheshapeforthebearswhohavethe(R,R)genotype.
b. Colorinhalftheshapeforthebearswhohavethe(R,r)genotype.
c. Leavetheshapeblankforthebearswhohavethe(r,r)genotype.

Example:

6. Repeat1-5foranewgummybearfamily.

Data:
GummyBearFamily____
FamilyDataChart:

Numberof NumberofClear Ratioofmostcommoncolorto

Colored leastcommon

Parents Male= Male=

Female= Female=

Kids Male= Male=

Female= Female=

Grandkids Male= Male=

Female= Female=

PunnettSquares:

FamilyTree:












 GummyBearFamily____
FamilyDataChart:

Numberof NumberofClear Ratioofmostcommoncolorto

Colored leastcommon

Parents Male= Male=

Female= Female=

Kids Male= Male=

Female= Female=

Grandkids Male= Male=

Female= Female=

PunnettSquares:

FamilyTree:

 GummyBearFamily____
FamilyDataChart:

Numberof NumberofClear Ratioofmostcommoncolorto

Colored leastcommon

Parents Male= Male=

Female= Female=

Kids Male= Male=

Female= Female=

Grandkids Male= Male=

Female= Female=

PunnettSquares:

FamilyTree:













Teacher Notes:

Bears:
Colored gummy = dominant
Clear gummy = recessive
M = male
F = female

Family A: 17 bears total

Parents: M Clear (r,r) x F Red (R,R)
Kids: 7 Red (3 M, 4 F)
Grandkids: 6 Red (3 M, 3 F), 2 Clear (1 M, 1 F)

Family B: 18 bears total

Parents: M Red (R,r) x F Red (R,r)
Kids: 7 Red (4 M, 3 F), 2 clear (1 M, 1 F)
Grandkids: (from a clear F kid and red M kid) 5 Red (2 M, 3 F), 2 clear (2 F)

Family C: 9 bears total

Parents: M Clear (r,r) x F Clear (r,r)
Kids: 3 clear (2 M, 1 F)
Grandkids: 4 clear (1 M, 3 F)

Family D* (Incomplete Dominance):

Parents: M Red, F Yellow
Kids: 4 Orange (2 M, 2 F)
Grandkids: 1 Red (F), 2 Orange (1 F, 1 M), 1 Yellow (M)