The punnet square is a useful tool for
A) determining the rate of segregation of alleles.
B) calculating how many mutations occur during DNA replication.
C) determining which genes or traits assort independently during gamete formation.
D) predicting the ratios of possible genotypes of a particular combination of alleles.
E) predicting the level of crossing over that will occur during meiosis.
Ans: D) predicting the ratios of possible genotypes of a particular combination of alleles.
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