Punnett Square Generator | CodeHS

Project Description

Students use Turtle Graphics in Python to create their own Punnett Square generator.

Biology Topics: punnett squares

Computer Science Topics: turtle graphics, variables, user input, functions, if statements, string indexing

Project Demo

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Project Overview

Here is an outline of the project activities:

Positioning Allele Values

Positioning Allele Values

Top Allele Placements

Allele Value Placement

Assigning Allele Values

Assigning Allele Values

Collecting and Printing Allele Values

Complete Allele Collection

Printing Genotypes

Printing Genotpyes

Using Parameters to Print Title

determineGenotype Function

Determining Allele Order

Determining Allele Order

If/Else using .isupper()

Dominant Allele First

Percent Genotype Dominance

Percent Genotype Dominance

Using Booleans and Return Statements

determineDominantPercentage Function

Print Total Genotype Dominance

Print Total Genotype Dominance

Finalize Punnett Square Generator