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    Bikini Bottom Genetics

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    This document is a genetics worksheet that provides information about various genotypes and phenotypes of organisms in Bikini Bottom. It contains 8 questions involving Punnett squares to determine the probabilities of offspring inheriting different traits based on the genotypes of the parents. Traits examined include body color, shape, eye size, and more. Students are asked to determine genotypes and phenotypes, set up Punnett squares, and calculate inheritance probabilities.

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    Bikini Bottom Genetics

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    This document is a genetics worksheet that provides information about various genotypes and phenotypes of organisms in Bikini Bottom. It contains 8 questions involving Punnett squares to determine the probabilities of offspring inheriting different traits based on the genotypes of the parents. Traits examined include body color, shape, eye size, and more. Students are asked to determine genotypes and phenotypes, set up Punnett squares, and calculate inheritance probabilities.

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    Scientists studying the genetics of Spongebob Squarepants and friends.

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    This document is a genetics worksheet that provides information about various genotypes and phenotypes of organisms in Bikini Bottom. It contains 8 questions involving Punnett squares to determine the probabilities of offspring inheriting different traits based on the genotypes of the parents. Traits examined include body color, shape, eye size, and more. Students are asked to determine genotypes and phenotypes, set up Punnett squares, and calculate inheritance probabilities.

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    This document is a genetics worksheet that provides information about various genotypes and phenotypes of organisms in Bikini Bottom. It contains 8 questions involving Punnett squares to determine the probabilities of offspring inheriting different traits based on the genotypes of the parents. Traits examined include body color, shape, eye size, and more. Students are asked to determine genotypes and phenotypes, set up Punnett squares, and calculate inheritance probabilities.

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    Science 8

    Name ___________________________
    Period ___________________________
    Cells & Heredity
    Date ___________________________
    Bikini Bottom Genetics
    Scientists at Bikini Bottom have been investigating the genetic makeup of the organisms in this community.
    Use the information provided and your knowledge of genetics to answer each question.

    1. For each genotype below, indicate whether it is a heterozygous (He) OR homozygous (Ho).
    TT _____ Bb _____ DD _____ Ff _____ tt _____ dd _____
    Dd _____ ff _____ Tt _____ bb _____ BB _____ FF _____
    Which of the genotypes in #1 would be considered homozygous? ____________________________
    Which of the genotypes in #1 would be heterozygous? _____________________________________

    2. Determine the phenotype for each genotype using the information provided about SpongeBob.
    Yellow body color is dominant to blue.
    YY ________________ Yy ________________ yy ________________
    Square shape is dominant to round.
    AA ________________ Aa ________________ aa ________________

    3. For each phenotype, give the genotypes that are possible for Patrick.
    A tall head (T) is dominant to short (t).
    Tall = _______________ Short = _______________
    Pink body color (B) is dominant to yellow (b).
    Pink body = _____________ Yellow body = _________________

    4. SpongeBob SquarePants recently met SpongeSusie Roundpants at a dance. SpongeBob is heterozygous for
    his square shape, but SpongeSusie is round. Create a Punnett square to show the possibilities that would result
    if SpongeBob and SpongeSusie had children. HINT: Read question #2!

    A. What are the chances of a child with a square shape? ____ out of ____ or ____%

    B. What are the chances of a child with a round shape? ____ out of ____ or ____%

    5. Patrick met Patti at the dance. Both of them are heterozygous for their pink body color, which is dominant
    over a yellow body color. Create a Punnett square to show the possibilities that would result if Patrick and Patti
    had children. HINT: Read question #3!

    A. What are the chances of a child with a pink body? ____ out of ____ or ____%

    B. What are the chances of a child with a yellow body? ____ out of ____ or ____%
    6. Everyone in Squidward’s family has light blue skin, which is the dominant trait for body color in his
    hometown of Squid Valley. His family brags that they are a “purebred” line. He recently married a nice girl
    who has light green skin, which is a recessive trait. Create a Punnett square to show the possibilities that would
    result if Squidward and his new bride had children. Use B to represent the dominant gene and b to represent
    the recessive gene.

    A. What are the chances of a child with light blue skin? ____%

    B. What are the chances of a child with light green skin? ____%

    C. Would Squidward’s children still be considered purebreds? Explain!

    7. Assume that one of Squidward’s sons, who is heterozygous for the light blue body color, married a girl that
    was also heterozygous. Create a Punnett square to show the possibilities that would result if they had children.

    A. What are the chances of a child with light blue skin? ____%

    B. What are the chances of a child with light green skin? ____%

    8. Mr. Krabbs and his wife recently had a Lil’ Krabby, but it has not been a happy occasion for them. Mrs.
    Krabbs has been upset since she first saw her new baby who had short eyeballs. She claims that the hospital
    goofed and mixed up her baby with someone else’s baby. Mr. Krabbs is homozygous for his tall eyeballs, while
    his wife is heterozygous for her tall eyeballs. Some members of her family have short eyes, which is the
    recessive trait. Create a Punnett square using T for the dominant gene and t for the recessive one.

    A. Did the hospital make a mistake? Explain your answer.

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