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A cross where two pairs of alleles are considered is a
(a) dihybrid cross
(b) monohybrid cross
(c) polyhybrid cross
(d) test cross

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(a) dihybrid cross

A cross in which two pairs of alleles are considered is a dihybrid cross.

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