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=Nick and Daniel's Crazy Page on Genetics and Heredity=

Vocabulary
Genetics-the study of heredity Heredity-the passing of traits from parents to offspring True breeding-a plant that shows only one form of a trait after several generations of self-pollination Monohybrid Cross-a cross that involves only one trait Homozygous-if 2 alleles that are present for a particular gene are the same Heterozygous-if 2 alleles that are present for a particular gene are different Genotype-the set of alleles an individual has Phenotype-the physical appearance of the trait Punnett Square-a chart that will show all possible outcomes of a cross by showing genotypes and phenotypes Dihybrid Cross-a cross that involves 2 traits