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Describe how the Punnett square is a mathematical model for predicting

outcomes of inheritance patterns.

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Answer:

Punnett squares are used to show all of the combinations of alleles that might result from across and the likelihood that each might occur.

Step-by-step explanation:

Punnett squares are diagrams used by biologists to determine the probability that offspring have a particular trait. The creation of Punnett Square and its use to determine the characteristics of offspring is called the performance of the cross.

The crosses in Punnett Square are based on meiosis, a biological process in which parents transmit alleles to gametes, which they later pass on to their offspring. Each parent has two alleles for the trait and passes one to their offspring. Each offspring completes a total of two alleles, one from each parent.

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