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Explain how punnett squares predict the outcomes of heredity

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Punnett squares predict the outcomes of heredity because they show how parent alleles may be passed on to the offspring. It shows the different combinations to expect.

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It is a tabular summary of every possible combination of one maternal allele with one paternal allele for each gene being studied in the cross. How are ratios and percentages alike? They both can be figured the same way.

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