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Read the description given below and identify the type of genetic cross.

The cross takes into account two different traits. The offsprings obtained in the second filial generation show a phenotypic ratio of 9:3:3:1. Mendel proposed his law of independent assortment based on observations form these genetic crosses.

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Dihybrid cross
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Monohybrid cross
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Test cross
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Back cross
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Solution

The correct option is A Dihybrid cross
Dihybrid cross is a cross between two different lines (varieties, strains) that differ in two observed characters. For eg. if you are to consider the characters height and pod-colour, in all the dihybrid crosses conducted by Mendel, he found the the phenotypic ratio to be 9:3:3:1. Based upon such observations on dihybrid crosses, Mendel proposed a second set of generalisations that we call Mendel’s Law of Independent Assortment. The law states that ‘when two pairs of traits are combined in a hybrid, segregation of one pair of characters is independent of the other pair of characters.
Monohybrid cross similarly is the cross between parents that differ in a single observed character. For e.g., height alone. The phenotypic ratio observed by Mendel for monohybrid cross was 3:1.
Test cross was also devised by Mendel which involves breeding of an individual expressing the dominant trait with a phenotypically recessive individual, to discover the genotype of the dominant individual.
Backcross is crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents.

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