Name______________________
First complete the chart below. Then create your Jack-O-Lantern based on the traits you
“flipped”.
Remember…..HEADS= Dominant
Characteristic
1st Flip
2nd
Flip
TAILS= Recessive
Genotype
LETTERS
Phenotype
DESCRIPTION
with words
Body Color
Heads= O
Tails=o
Heads= O
Tails=o
Stem Color
Heads= G
Tails=g
Heads= G
Tails=g
Spots
Heads= N
Tails=n
Heads= N
Tails=n
Spot color (if no spots
skip)
Heads= Y
Tails=y
Heads= Y
Tails=y
Stem curl
Heads= B
Tails=b
Heads= B
Tails=b
Eye Shape
Heads= T
Tails=t
Heads= T
Tails=t
Eye Color
Heads= R
Tails=r
Heads= R
Tails=r
Smile
Heads=H
Tails=h
Heads= H
Tails=h
Girl or Boy
X
Heads= x
Tails=Y
Jack-O-Lantern Genotype and
Phenotype
Characteristic Dominant Recessive
Body Color
Orange (O)
purple(o)
Stem Color
Green (G)
brown (g)
Spots
No spots (N)
spots (n)
Spot color (if no spots
skip)
Yellow(Y)
red (y)
Stem curl
Brown(B)
Black(b)
Eye Shape
Triangle (T)
circle (t)
Eye Color
Black (R)
yellow (r)
Smile
3 Teeth(H)
2 teeth(h)
Girl or Boy
(bow vs bow tie)
X
Heads=x
Tails=y