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Students can use this worksheet to practice setting up monohybrid crosses using the provided key for pea plant traits.

Printable biology worksheet for monohybrid crosses featuring Punnett square grids and pea plant genetics problems.

Printable biology worksheet for monohybrid crosses featuring Punnett square grids and pea plant genetics problems.

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Problem Overview:


The task involves solving monohybrid crosses using Punnett squares. A monohybrid cross examines the inheritance of a single trait. The key provided in the image defines the alleles for different traits (e.g., tall/short, yellow/green seed, etc.). We will solve each problem step by step.

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Key Information:


- Dominant allele: Capital letter (e.g., T, G, Y, S, P)
- Recessive allele: Lowercase letter (e.g., t, g, y, s, p)
- Phenotype ratios:
- Dominant phenotype: Any combination with at least one dominant allele (e.g., TT, Tt)
- Recessive phenotype: Only recessive alleles (e.g., tt)

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Solutions:



#### 1. PP x Pp
- Traits: Purple flower (P = Purple, p = White)
- Parents: PP (homozygous dominant), Pp (heterozygous)
- Gametes:
- Parent 1 (PP): P
- Parent 2 (Pp): P, p
- Punnett Square:
```
| P | p
--|----|----
P | PP | Pp
--|----|----
P | PP | Pp
```
- Genotypes: PP, PP, Pp, Pp
- Phenotypes: All purple flowers (no white flowers)
- Phenotype ratio: 4 Purple : 0 White

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#### 2. TT x Tt
- Traits: Tall plant (T = Tall, t = Short)
- Parents: TT (homozygous dominant), Tt (heterozygous)
- Gametes:
- Parent 1 (TT): T
- Parent 2 (Tt): T, t
- Punnett Square:
```
| T | t
--|----|----
T | TT | Tt
--|----|----
T | TT | Tt
```
- Genotypes: TT, TT, Tt, Tt
- Phenotypes: All tall plants (no short plants)
- Phenotype ratio: 4 Tall : 0 Short

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#### 3. Ss x Ss
- Traits: Smooth seed (S = Smooth, s = Wrinkled)
- Parents: Ss (heterozygous), Ss (heterozygous)
- Gametes:
- Parent 1 (Ss): S, s
- Parent 2 (Ss): S, s
- Punnett Square:
```
| S | s
--|----|----
S | SS | Ss
--|----|----
s | Ss | ss
```
- Genotypes: SS, Ss, Ss, ss
- Phenotypes: 3 smooth seeds, 1 wrinkled seed
- Phenotype ratio: 3 Smooth : 1 Wrinkled

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#### 4. yy x yy
- Traits: Yellow seed (y = Yellow, Y = Green)
- Parents: yy (homozygous recessive), yy (homozygous recessive)
- Gametes:
- Parent 1 (yy): y
- Parent 2 (yy): y
- Punnett Square:
```
| y
--|---
y | yy
--|---
y | yy
```
- Genotypes: yy, yy
- Phenotypes: All yellow seeds
- Phenotype ratio: 4 Yellow : 0 Green

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#### 5. Gg x Gg
- Traits: Green pod (G = Green, g = Yellow)
- Parents: Gg (heterozygous), Gg (heterozygous)
- Gametes:
- Parent 1 (Gg): G, g
- Parent 2 (Gg): G, g
- Punnett Square:
```
| G | g
--|----|----
G | GG | Gg
--|----|----
g | Gg | gg
```
- Genotypes: GG, Gg, Gg, gg
- Phenotypes: 3 green pods, 1 yellow pod
- Phenotype ratio: 3 Green : 1 Yellow

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#### 6. hybrid tall x short
- Traits: Tall plant (T = Tall, t = Short)
- Parents: Tt (heterozygous), tt (homozygous recessive)
- Gametes:
- Parent 1 (Tt): T, t
- Parent 2 (tt): t
- Punnett Square:
```
| t
--|---
T | Tt
--|---
t | tt
```
- Genotypes: Tt, tt
- Phenotypes: 1 tall plant, 1 short plant
- Phenotype ratio: 1 Tall : 1 Short

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#### 7. purebred tall x short
- Traits: Tall plant (T = Tall, t = Short)
- Parents: TT (homozygous dominant), tt (homozygous recessive)
- Gametes:
- Parent 1 (TT): T
- Parent 2 (tt): t
- Punnett Square:
```
| t
--|---
T | Tt
--|---
T | Tt
```
- Genotypes: Tt, Tt
- Phenotypes: All tall plants
- Phenotype ratio: 2 Tall : 0 Short

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#### 8. heterozygous yellow seed x hybrid green pod
- Traits: Yellow seed (y = Yellow, Y = Green) and Green pod (G = Green, g = Yellow)
- Parents: yy (homozygous recessive for seed color), Gg (heterozygous for pod color)
- Gametes:
- Parent 1 (yy): y
- Parent 2 (Gg): G, g
- Punnett Square:
```
| G | g
--|----|----
y | yG | yg
--|----|----
y | yG | yg
```
- Genotypes: yG, yg, yG, yg
- Phenotypes:
- Seed color: All yellow seeds (yy)
- Pod color: 2 green pods, 2 yellow pods
- Phenotype ratio:
- Seed color: 4 Yellow : 0 Green
- Pod color: 2 Green : 2 Yellow

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#### 9. hybrid green pod x purebred tall
- Traits: Green pod (G = Green, g = Yellow) and Tall plant (T = Tall, t = Short)
- Parents: Gg (heterozygous for pod color), TT (homozygous dominant for height)
- Gametes:
- Parent 1 (Gg): G, g
- Parent 2 (TT): T
- Punnett Square:
```
| T | T
--|----|----
G | GT | GT
--|----|----
g | Tg | Tg
```
- Genotypes: GT, GT, Tg, Tg
- Phenotypes:
- Pod color: 2 green pods, 2 yellow pods
- Height: All tall plants
- Phenotype ratio:
- Pod color: 2 Green : 2 Yellow
- Height: 4 Tall : 0 Short

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#### 10. hybrid tall x purebred tall
- Traits: Tall plant (T = Tall, t = Short)
- Parents: Tt (heterozygous), TT (homozygous dominant)
- Gametes:
- Parent 1 (Tt): T, t
- Parent 2 (TT): T
- Punnett Square:
```
| T | T
--|----|----
T | TT | TT
--|----|----
t | Tt | Tt
```
- Genotypes: TT, TT, Tt, Tt
- Phenotypes: All tall plants
- Phenotype ratio: 4 Tall : 0 Short

---

#### 11. purebred purple flowers x white flowers
- Traits: Purple flower (P = Purple, p = White)
- Parents: PP (homozygous dominant), pp (homozygous recessive)
- Gametes:
- Parent 1 (PP): P
- Parent 2 (pp): p
- Punnett Square:
```
| p
--|---
P | Pp
--|---
P | Pp
```
- Genotypes: Pp, Pp
- Phenotypes: All purple flowers
- Phenotype ratio: 2 Purple : 0 White

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#### 12. hybrid purple flowers x white flowers
- Traits: Purple flower (P = Purple, p = White)
- Parents: Pp (heterozygous), pp (homozygous recessive)
- Gametes:
- Parent 1 (Pp): P, p
- Parent 2 (pp): p
- Punnett Square:
```
| p
--|---
P | Pp
--|---
p | pp
```
- Genotypes: Pp, pp
- Phenotypes: 1 purple flower, 1 white flower
- Phenotype ratio: 1 Purple : 1 White

---

#### 13. heterozygous purple flowers x white flowers
- Traits: Purple flower (P = Purple, p = White)
- Parents: Pp (heterozygous), pp (homozygous recessive)
- Gametes:
- Parent 1 (Pp): P, p
- Parent 2 (pp): p
- Punnett Square:
```
| p
--|---
P | Pp
--|---
p | pp
```
- Genotypes: Pp, pp
- Phenotypes: 1 purple flower, 1 white flower
- Phenotype ratio: 1 Purple : 1 White

---

#### 14. hybrid smooth seeds x hybrid smooth seeds
- Traits: Smooth seed (S = Smooth, s = Wrinkled)
- Parents: Ss (heterozygous), Ss (heterozygous)
- Gametes:
- Parent 1 (Ss): S, s
- Parent 2 (Ss): S, s
- Punnett Square:
```
| S | s
--|----|----
S | SS | Ss
--|----|----
s | Ss | ss
```
- Genotypes: SS, Ss, Ss, ss
- Phenotypes: 3 smooth seeds, 1 wrinkled seed
- Phenotype ratio: 3 Smooth : 1 Wrinkled

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#### 15. short plant x short plant
- Traits: Tall plant (T = Tall, t = Short)
- Parents: tt (homozygous recessive), tt (homozygous recessive)
- Gametes:
- Parent 1 (tt): t
- Parent 2 (tt): t
- Punnett Square:
```
| t
--|---
t | tt
--|---
t | tt
```
- Genotypes: tt, tt
- Phenotypes: All short plants
- Phenotype ratio: 4 Short : 0 Tall

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Final Answer:


Each Punnett square and its corresponding phenotype ratios are detailed above. The solutions are structured to clearly show the genotypes and phenotypes for each cross.

Boxed Final Answer:
\boxed{\text{See detailed solutions above}}
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of monohybrid cross worksheet answer key.
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