Question about genetics

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by paulh

Notice that in post 5, Eric Alan used a Punnett square, which produces all possible combinations of sperm and egg. And in post 6, he used the forkline method to get the same result. Here is a link in which both are shown: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punnett_square

Both methods produce the same result. IMO, both methods are equally effective with a mating where there is only one gene pair of interest. When two or more gene pairs are involved, I can do a forkline in half the time needed for the equivalent Punnett square.

And for me, using fractions (1/4, 1/16, 1/64, etc.) is easier than using the equivalent fractions (25%, 6.25%, 1.5625%, etc.). YMMV.

---

Yes. It's just that the site doesn't have a nice forkline add-on, otherwise I would've shown it as such. :P And, 25% is about as far as I go with percentages. Smaller than that, it depends on the situation. When I'm telling fish stories, 1.5625% sounds a lot harder to hit on than hitting on a 1/64. :D