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Heredity Wepgage


 * Vocabulary
 * Heredity- Is the passing on of traits from parent to offpring.
 * Genetics- Is the study of heredity.
 * Cross- The breeding of two individuals.
 * Monohybrid Cross- Cross between two with one trait.
 * Dihybrid Cross- A cross that involve two traits.
 * Punnett square- A diagram that predicts the outcomes by showing genotypes and phenotype.
 * Law of segregation- The alleles for a trait seprate during gamete formation.
 * Law of Independent Assortment- Inheritance of one trait is not influenced by any other.
 * Genotype- The Set of alleles an individual has is called genotype. Phenotype- The physical appearance of trait. [[image:Josh_Whisler_Mendel_Diagram.jpg]] [[image:josh_whisler_.jpg]]


 * Monohybrid Example
 * P1 Green X Yellow
 * GG gg
 * F1 All green
 * F2 3:1 green to yellow


 * Dihybrid Example For Flower Color and Plant Height
 * P1 Purple/Tall X White/Short
 * PPTT pptt
 * F1 All purple/tall
 * PpTt
 * F2 9:3:3:1



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