NEET2010ZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationActual
A cross in which an organism showing a dominant phenotype is crossed with the receseive parent in order to know its genotype is called
Options
- Amonohybrid cross
- Bback cross
- Ctest cross
- Ddihybrid cross
Correct answer
C. test cross
Step-by-step solution
In Genetics, a test cross first introduced by Mendel is used to determine, if an individual exhibiting a dominant trait is homozygous or heterozygous for that trait. More simply, test cross determines the genotype of an individual with a dominant phenotype. In some sources, the test cross is defined as being a type of back cross between the recessive homozygote and F ₁ -generation.