What is Genotypic Ratio _ It’s Meaning and Definition Pattern of offspring distribution

Contents

1 Genotypic Ratio – Meaning, Definition, and Pattern of Offspring Distribution
2 Definition:
3 Meaning:
4 Example: Monohybrid Cross
- 4.1 Cross: Tt × Tt (Tall heterozygous × Tall heterozygous)
5 Genotypic Ratio:
6 Pattern of Offspring Distribution:
7 Genotypic Ratio vs. Phenotypic Ratio:
8 Summary:
9 What is Genotypic Ratio _ It’s Meaning and Definition Pattern of offspring distribution
10 Principles of Inheritance and Variation.pmd

Genotypic Ratio – Meaning, Definition, and Pattern of Offspring Distribution

Definition:

Genotypic Ratio refers to the ratio of different genetic makeups (genotypes) among the offspring resulting from a genetic cross.

It is used in Mendelian genetics to describe the frequency of allelic combinations (like AA, Aa, aa) in the offspring of a cross.

Meaning:

Each organism inherits two alleles for each trait—one from each parent. The genotypic ratio tells us how these alleles combine in the next generation.

Genotype = The genetic constitution (e.g., TT, Tt, or tt for a height trait)

Example: Monohybrid Cross

Cross: Tt × Tt (Tall heterozygous × Tall heterozygous)

Parent Alleles	T	t
T	TT	Tt
t	Tt	tt

Offspring Genotypes:

1 TT (homozygous dominant)
2 Tt (heterozygous)
1 tt (homozygous recessive)

Genotypic Ratio:

1 : 2 : 1

1 TT
2 Tt
1 tt

Pattern of Offspring Distribution:

Shows how often each genotype appears in the offspring.
Helps predict inheritance patterns for traits.
Important in understanding dominant, recessive, and co-dominant traits.

Genotypic Ratio vs. Phenotypic Ratio:

Term	Focus On	Example Result
Genotypic Ratio	Genes/Alleles	1 TT : 2 Tt : 1 tt
Phenotypic Ratio	Observable Traits	3 Tall : 1 Short

Summary:

Genotypic Ratio is the numerical representation of different genotypes among the offspring of a genetic cross. It helps scientists predict and study how traits are inherited from one generation to the next.

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Cross: Tt × Tt (Tall heterozygous × Tall heterozygous)

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