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It's very, very hard, impossible in some cases. If you know the parents' genotype, then you can make a Punnett Square, but it's also possible that you might be left with just the probabilities of what might happen. Parents may go to genetic counseling to help determine the genotype of their child, especially if there is a history of a certain disorder in the family. As genetic engineering and "designer babies" become more and more common, then parents will be able to decide the genotype of their baby before it is even conceived.
Understanding the principles of genetics, such as dominant and recessive traits, can help predict what an offspring will look like. Punnett squares can also be used to determine the possible outcomes of genetic crosses between parents. Studying the genotypes and phenotypes of both parents can provide insight into the traits that may be passed on to their offspring.
It all depends on the parents. Say for instance if parent A has blond hair and parent B has brown hair, chances are the baby will have brown hair. Darker genes dominant over lighter genes, usualy. For more information see the related link below.
u go to the doctor and they have these plates that they put on your stohmach witch can sometimes tell um but im not that smart so just ask your doctor
nothing can determine what the offspring will look like except for the dominant alleles for eye color
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What reproduction is called when the offspring doesn't look like the parent?
Chlorobiastic
How are Punnet Sqaures used in genetics?
Punnett squares are a visual representation of how alleles from two parents can combine to produce offspring with different genotypes. They are used to predict the probability of certain traits being passed on to offspring based on the parents' genotypes. By filling in the squares with possible allele combinations, geneticists can determine the likelihood of specific traits appearing in the offspring.
Why spending money to look for a man on mars?
We're not necessarily looking for life, Mars may help us predict Earth's future.
What percentage of the offspring will have purple flowers?
the tall plants will turn purple. it may be cool or look like pooh
What does the offspring look like when an organism is cloned?
No because though the parents are copys the offspring would be 2 sex cells (egg and sperm) and those 2 cells are unique made by the clones body.
What will help you predict what an offspring will look like?
nothing can determine what the offspring will look like except for the dominant alleles for eye color
What are the answers to the inheritance gizmo?
Predict: What do you think the offspring of a green alien and pink alien will look like?
What can you predict about the offspring if you know the genotypes of the parents?
So, if one parent is Aa (heterozygous) and the other parent is aa (homozygous recessive) the punnett square would look like this: ___|_A__|__a_ _a_|_Aa_|_aa_ _a_|_Aa_|_aa_ The genotypes of the offspring 50% heterozygous and 50% homozygous recessive
What does the offspring of the mealworm species look like?
They are mealworms. They are the offspring of the adult beetles.
What does the lynx's offspring look like?
they look like grown up lynx only smaller
What does elephants offspring look like?
Baby elephants look like adult elephants but smaller and cuter.
What will people look like in a 1000years?
WikiAnswers cannot predict the future.
What do porcupine offspring look like?
Porcupines look like little bugs when they are in offspring they don't look exatually what they look like when they are out. When they are offspring they are resting and waiting for winter. I know because i remember this book in 2nd Grade about porcupines.
What does the offspring of a sheep and human look like?
No such thing. Genetically incompatible.
What reproduction is called when the offspring doesn't look like the parent?
Chlorobiastic
Predict. How do you think the Atlantic Ocean will look in 100,000 years?
This Is What the Ocean Might Look Like in 100 Years
For a codominant traiit do the offspring of identical parents always look like the parent why?
No, the offspring of identical parents would not always look like the parents because everyone has dominant and recessive traits, where the recessive traits do not show but is still in DNA. That said, recessive traits not shown in parents can be passed on as dominant traits to offspring - making offspring not always identical to its parents. (this is also called genetic variation)
