What is meant by a phenotype ratio in a Punnett square?(1 point)

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the fraction of possible offspring that can be observed to have a trait
the fraction of possible offspring that can be observed to have a trait

the number of alleles in possible offspring
the number of alleles in possible offspring

the number of genes that are possible in offspring
the number of genes that are possible in offspring

the fraction of possible offspring that contain a certain allele in their genes

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The correct response is:

the fraction of possible offspring that can be observed to have a trait.

In a Punnett square, the phenotype ratio refers to the proportion of different observable traits (phenotypes) in the offspring resulting from genetic crosses.