Pre-Parturient Mare Behavior. Mares will generally foal after an 11-month gestation, but this is highly variable. Studies have shown a range of gestation from 315 to 387 days, with an average of about 341 days.
Punnett squares are most commonly used to examine genotype probabilities from one genetic locus at a time. They can be used to look at more than one locus at time, but some find the resulting diagrams complicated and difficult to interpret.
They use the Punnett square to predict the outcome of breeding two animals. By understanding how genes are passed on to offspring, scientists can help improve a wide range of economically important traits. They can also decrease the likelihood of an animal receiving an undesirable trait which may affect the health and well-being of the animal. In this lesson, students will use a simple Punnett square to predict the outcome of fictional, and fantastical, livestock breeding experiments. They will practice determining the probability of each possible outcome and create a drawing of the offspring they create.