Question

The offspring from a cross between two individuals differing in at least one set of characters, is called as

• A. Polyploid
• B. Hybrid
• C. Mutant
• D. Variant

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Hybrid

Hybrid is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock, especially the offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties, species or races.

Polyploid is an organism with more than two sets of chromosomes.

Mutant is an organism, cell, virus or gene resulting from genetic mutation.

Variant is differing from others of the same kind or from a standard.

Thus, the correct answer is option B.