Known to students everywhere, the “Punnett square” is a matrix that calculates the probability of offspring carrying dominant and recessive genes, and therefore the odds they will display inherited characteristics such as brown, green, or blue eyes.
Born on this day in 1875, what English geneticist devised a square bearing his last name that is still used today to teach the principles of heredity?
Born on this day in 1875, this English geneticist devised a square bearing his last name that is still used today to teach the principles of heredity.
Answer: Reginald Crundall Punnett
Known to students everywhere, the “Punnett square” is a matrix that calculates the probability of offspring carrying dominant and recessive genes, and therefore the odds they will display inherited characteristics such as brown, green, or blue eyes.
Known to students everywhere, the “Punnett square” is a matrix that calculates the probability of offspring carrying dominant and recessive genes, and therefore the odds they will display inherited characteristics such as brown, green, or blue eyes.
