Matching Pairs Matching - Punnett Squares ,Variation, & MutationsOnline version Matching - Punnett Squares ,Variation, & Mutations by Jodi Sarber 1 Mutations AND Mixing of alleles during Sexual Reproduction 2 2 letters per starred spot 3 Homozygous 4 Punnett Square showing NO VARIATION of offspring genotypes compared to parents 5 Variation 6 Punnett Square definition 7 The possible offspring 8 1 letter per starred spot 9 Sexual Reproduction 10 Mutation 11 The two different parents 12 Punnett Square showing VARIATION of offspring genotypes compared to parents 13 Natural Selection 14 Heterozygous 15 Asexual Reproduction Causes of genetic variation A change in a gene/allele base pair that causes a new allele to be formed that can be passed to the offspring Differences among individuals in the composition of their genes or other DNA segments Example: GG or gg Type of reproduction that leads to variation of traits Organisms with better genes survive and those alleles get passed onto offspring Example: Gg A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross of 2 parents Type of reproduction that leads to NO variation of traits