NEET2006ZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationActual
Mating of an organism to a double recessive in order to determine whether it is hom ozygous or heterozygous for a character under consideration is called
Options
- Areciprocal cross
- Btest cross
- Cdihybrid cross
- Dback cross.
Correct answer
B. test cross
Step-by-step solution
Test cross is a cross made to identify hidden recessive alleles in an individual of unknown genotype. This individual is crossed with one that is homozygous for the allele being investigated (i.e., a homozygous recessive). The homozygous recessive individual may be the parent of the individual being investigated.