Punnett Square

Real World Example

Imagine you're trying to decide what to cook for dinner with limited ingredients in your pantry. This situation is similar to using a Punnett square, where you predict the possible outcomes based on the genetic "ingredients" from each parent. Just as you combine different available ingredients to see what meals you can prepare, a Punnett square combines alleles from each parent to predict the genetic traits of their offspring. The pantry represents the genetic pool, the ingredients are the alleles, and the possible dinners are the potential genetic combinations in the offspring.