Question

A cross in which an organism showing a dominant phenotype (genotype unknown) is crossed with the recessive parent in order to know its genotype is called as

• A. Monohybrid cross
• B. Back cross
• C. Test cross
• D. Dihybrid cross

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Test cross

A test cross is done to identify the genotype of the parent, in this type of cross-breeding is done with the recessive individual to determine whether it is homozygous or heterozygous by analyzing the proportions of phenotypes of the offspring, backcross is the cross between offspring and any of its parents.

So, the correct answer is " Test cross".