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What is the purpose of a punnett square

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A Punnett square is a diagram used to determine the statistical likelihood of each possible genotype of the offspring of two parents for a given trait or traits. Reginald Punnett was applying the laws of probability to work pioneered by Gregor Mendel in the mid-1800s.

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The Punnett square is a square diagram that is used to predict the genotypes of a particular cross or breeding experiment.
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