Question

A cross in which an organism showing a dominant phenotype in crossed with the recessive or dominant parent is called

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

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Test cross

A. Test cross- The cross of an organism showing dominant phenotype with the recessive parent to predict the genotype of the test organism.

B. Dihybrid cross- A cross which considers two pairs of contrasting characters.

C. Monohybrid cross- A cross which considers only one pair of contrasting characters.

D. Back cross- The cross of hybrids of F1 generation with either one of the parents.

So, the correct answer is 'Test cross'.