Question

In cabbage butterflies, White wings are dominant to yellow wings. Create a Punnett Square that shows the offspring that results if a Ww butterfly is crossed with a ww butterfly. Create a Punnett Square. What percentage of the offspring will have yellow wings? and What is the phenotypic ratio (color ratio)?

Answer 1

Answer:

1. 50%

2. ½ for both Ww and ww

Explanation:

White wings: WW, Ww

Yellow wings: ww

Ww x ww

White wing: W w

Yellow wing: w Ww ww

w Ww ww

Phenotypic ratio: Ww: ½ ww: ½

Percentage of offspring with yellow wings is 50%