GC6CAFT Punnett Square
Type: Mystery | Size: Small | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: MrPolleyClass @ | Hide Date: 02/28/2016 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 55.406 W104° 59.174 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0

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A Punnett square is a diagram that is used to predict an outcome of a particular cross or breeding experiment. It is named after Reginald C. Punnett, who created it.The square is used by biologists to determine the probability of an offspring having a particular genotype. A Punnett square is a table that determines the possible combinations of alleles following mating. These tables can be used to examine the genotypic outcome probabilities of the offspring of a single trait (allele), or when crossing multiple traits from the parents. The Punnett Square is a visual representation of Mendelian inheritance. Gregor Mendel identified a common 3:1 and 9:3:3:1 ratio from crossing heterozygous individuals, but not the actual Punnett square to predict the outcome of his crosses. 

To solve this puzzle It is important to understand the terms "heterozygous", "homozygous,” "dominant allele" and "recessive allele.”  All of the crosses are simple and Monozygotic.  

NAB CD.EFG     W10H JK.LMN

You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.

Additional Waypoints

02/28/2019 By peace love pi
lasouthpaw and I met up this weekend to solve some Dr. Polley puzzles. She asked if I could help with this one. Basically I listened as she talked her way through the puzzle to the green light. I think what I heard was similar to the teacher in Charlie Brown - mwa mwa mwat mwa mwa... we realized last night that this is a twofer! Helos us with the Cache Birthday challenge and a puzzle every day challenge. TFTC! All is well with this cache.

02/28/2019 By lasouthpaw
I had to visit this cache today and wish it a happy birthday! Punnett Squares were one of my favorite things in high school biology, so I dove right into the puzzle. I must have tried this one at least four times, and then on the fifth time I realized I missed a "not". Doh! The checker went green after that. It's pretty close to my daughter's school, so I swung by here after dropping her off. It was early so there weren't many people around. I went to remove the camo but it slipped right out of my hands - whoops, freezing fog coated it with ice. But I was able to get a better grip and signed the log under Mondou. Sorry, it was just too cold to unfold the log. Thanks for the puzzle and it was great meeting you at the event last night! Find #3225

01/19/2019 By oz8118
Another quick grab on a snowy evening. Thanks for creating these fun puzzles, I enjoy solving them a lot. Keeping my daily streak going! Cheers, keep calm and cache on.

09/16/2018 By mondou2
Enjoyed the hunt for this cache. SL. Thanks for the fun!

08/28/2018 By dustyriver
A good find on a good day with BriGuy -

08/28/2018 By _BriGuy_
Our first find of the day!
Out and about with dustyriver on a mini cache run.
SL.TFTC.TNLN

07/13/2018 By GanderGoose
On a mini cache adventure today. Thanks for the puzzle placement, MrPolleyClass!

05/21/2018 By Alpenist
TFTC Another good puzzle and cache.

04/11/2018 By cjcacher01
This took me back to 6th or 7th grade when I first learned about these. Solved the puzzle a while ago but planetary exploration caused me to actually find the cache. TFTC!!!

04/08/2018 By sneezlepuss
Found with @lindholc. Thanks for the cache.

04/08/2018 By lindholc
Found with sneezlepuss. Thanks for hiding this cache.

10/30/2017 By rkymtraveler
This puzzle took me awhile, kept under or maybe over analyzing the questions. Asked a fellow cacher which number(s) were wrong and then got it. What a relief when the cords came up right in the geochecker.

09/29/2017 By fearthefish
Earlier today I had the pleasure of being part of a park clean up nearby coordinated by the beloved cacher known as benj59.

After the event was over, I went caching with the barely tolerated PayMeCache for a few hours north of Denver. While we were driving around, I took a look at this puzzle and my high school science classes started flashing in my head. The geochecker was helpful, as I made one mistake that I figured out.

As usual with puzzles, I do the heavy lifting and PayMeCache finds the container. Today was no exception. Thanks for the fun puzzle and hide.

09/29/2017 By PayMeCache
I needed to run an errand in the area today after a CITO event down south. fearthefish decided to join forces with me today and grab some caches in the area. We conjoined our handles and signed all logs PayMeFish, just because.

Found GC6CAFT - Punnett Square, on September 29, 2017 using Cachly for iOS.

Some may call me seriously mentally ill. Some may state that I am in a state of mind that prevents social interaction. Some may say I am in a state of mind that prevents normal perception and or behavior. I prefer to say that I tend to do the same thing over and over again, but I expect different results. That being said, I believe we only live one life and I am trying to make the best of it. I thank you, DrPolleyClass for placing a fun geocache to fuel my "insanity" or addiction as I call it. I appreciate you bringing me here so that I can sign my alias on a piece of paper that you have hidden.

I look forward to finding more of your geocaches. I also look forward to potentially finding geocaches with you one day and sharing stories of our insanity... I mean hobby or addiction? Cheers!

08/24/2017 By Reis's Pieces
Fun puzzle! Found it tonight. TFTC!

04/22/2017 By Edwards654
Enjoy the puzzle and enjoy the quick find. Thanks