Table of Contents

• Punnett Squares in Theory
• 1: Introduction
• 2: The Punnett Menu
• 3: Creating combinations chez Punnett
• 4: Insults by the dozen
• 5: Punnett menu revisited
• Punnett Squares in Practice
• 6: Onwards to Genetics
• 7: Recap of genetics vocab
• 8: Can this marriage be saved?
• 9: Vampire Fangs
• 10: Example: Spock and Jax
• 11: Example: Spock and Nurse Chapel
• Bigger Punnett Squares
• 12: And you thought we were done!
• 13: The Dreaded Double Hybrid
• 14: Another Dihybrid Cross
• 15: Is the ratio exact? (Hint: NO!)
• 16: Review

The Punnett Menu

But first, let's demystify Punnett's Square a bit. We're going to make a generalized Punnett Square using food instead of alleles.

To set this up, I want you to imagine going out to eat at one of those super-trendy restaraunts (Chez Punnett, of course) with lots of dishes you've never heard of. Your task? Order an entrée and a dessert.

Entrees	Desserts
Bikini Island Shrimp in Yuca Coconut Puree Wild and Crazy Drunken Trout Sweet Potato Gratin with Baby Pinecones Cornish Hen in Free Range Chicken Wrapped in Organic Turkey, Smothered in Genetically Modified Plum Sauce Turkey Cream Puff Pie	Chocolate Mink 103 Layers Chocolate Cake Ecuadorian Pomegranate Popsicles Avocado Gelato Watermelon Croissant

(Just for fun, see if you can guess which three of these recipes actually came from Gourmet magazine).