DIVA GENETICS Name___________________Period_______

Instructions: Refer to the key below, and answer

the following questions.

DIVA KEY

Remember: Capital letters represent dominant

alleles. Lowercase letters represent recessive
alleles.

HIGHLIGHTS PONCHO COLORS FRECKLES

H= HIGHLIGHTS I= PINK AND BLUE F= FRECKLES
h= no highlights i= yellow and orange f= no freckles
HAIR COLOR LEGGINGS COLOR SKIRT COLOR
B= BLACK HAIR N= PINK LEGGINGS Y= YELLOW SKIRT
b= brown hair n= purple leggings y= green skirt
CHEEKS LIP COLOR BOOTS
K= BLUSH ON CHEEKS R= RED LIPS A= BLACK BOOTS
k= no blush on cheeks r= pale pink lips a= brown boots
PONCHO PATTERN EYE COLOR EYESHADOW
T= STRIPED PATTERN E= BROWN EYES H= BLUE EYESHADOW
t= Polka dotted pattern e= blue eyes h= purple eye shadow
1. What letters are used to represent hair color?
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2. What letters are used to represent highlights?

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3. The letter “Y” is used as a symbol to represent what trait?

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4. The letter “e” is used to represent what trait?

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5. List six dominant traits shown in the key.

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6. List six recessive traits shown in the key.

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Instructions: Using the key from the other side as a reference, fill in the missing symbols
for alleles (genotypes) or descriptions (phenotypes) in the table below. The first two rows are
done for you. Remember, dominant traits appear when either one or two copies of the dominant
allele are present. For example, “HH” and “Hh” both cause the diva’s hair to be highlighted. Only
in the case of “hh” would the diva’s hair have no highlights because no dominant allele for
highlights is present.

TRAIT SYMBOLS FOR ALLELES APPEARANCE

Highlights HH or Hh Has highlights

Highlights hh Does not have highlights

Cheeks No blush

Eye Color EE

Lip color rr

Leggings color nn

Freckles _____ or _____ Has freckles

Pattern of poncho Polka-dotted poncho

Eye shadow _____ or _____ Blue eye shadow

Instructions: Create a Punnett square for the following crosses.

1. A hybrid diva with red lips is crossed with another hybrid diva with red
lips.

Probability of offspring:
 _____% red lips

_____% pale pink lips

2. A purebred diva with freckles is crossed with a hybrid diva with freckles.

Probability of offspring:

_____% freckles

_____% does not have freckles

Instructions: Flip a coin 2 times for each of the following traits. Heads represents the dominant
allele and tails represent the recessive allele. Be sure to use the same letters in the key. Record
your results in the chart below.

TRAIT FLIP 1 FLIP 2 GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE

Highlights
Hair color
Cheeks
Poncho Pattern
Poncho colors
Leggings color
Lip color
Eye color
Freckles
Skirt
Boot color
Eye shadow color
Instructions: Use the chart above and the key on the first page to color your own personal diva.
Be sure to use the correct genotypes and phenotypes.