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A worksheet on dihybrid crosses typically focuses on understanding the inheritance of two traits simultaneously, following Mendel’s laws of inheritance. In a dihybrid cross, two organisms are crossed, each heterozygous for two traits, and the offspring's genotypes are analyzed. The classic Punnett square for a dihybrid cross involves a 4x4 grid to predict the phenotypic and genotypic ratios in the offspring. The key to solving these worksheets is correctly determining the parental genotypes, using the appropriate Punnett square, and interpreting the resulting ratios. The expected phenotypic ratio for a typical dihybrid cross between two heterozygous individuals (AaBb x AaBb) is 9:3:3:1, where 9 represents both dominant traits, 3 represents the dominant for one trait and recessive for the other, and 1 represents both recessive traits. Understanding Mendel's laws of segregation and independent assortment is crucial for solving these problems.