Katelyn 

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**Vocabulary** **Genetics**- The branch of biology that focuses on heredity
 * Heredity**- The passing on of traits from parents to offspring
 * Monohybrid cross**- A cross that involves only one trait
 * Homozygous**- If two alleles that are present for a particular gene are the same, then the individual is homozygous for that trait.
 * Heterozygous**- If the two alleles are different, the individual is called heterozygous
 * Genotype**- The set of alleles an individual has
 * Phenotype**- The physical appearance of the trait
 * Law of Segregation**- During gamete formation the two alleles for a trait seperate
 * Law of Independent Assortment**- The inheritance of one trait does not effect the inheritance of another trait.
 * Dihybrid Cross**- A cross that involves two or more traits.