NEETBiologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationMCQ+4 / −1
A cross in which an organism showing a
dominant phenotype in crossed with the
recessive parent in order to know its genotype is
called -
- ADihybrid cross
- BBack cross
- CMonohybrid cross
- DTest cross
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Correct answer: D
Test cross is performed to determine the genotype of F2 plant. In a typical test cross an organism showing dominant phenotype and whose genotype is to be determined is crossed with one that is homozygous recessive for the allele being investigated, instead of self-crossing. The progenies of such a cross can easily be analysed to predict the genotype of the test organism.
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