Question

What is the purpose of Dihybrid cross?

Answer 1

Dihybrid cross:

1. A Dihybrid cross is a cross between two organisms that are identically hybrid for two traits, here parents carry two different alleles at a particular genetic position or locus.
2. It is a cross of F1 generation offspring differing in two traits.
3. The purpose of a Dihybrid cross is to determine if any relationship exists between different allelic pairs.
4. A Dihybrid cross is the inheritance pattern of two different allelic pairs and the relationships between them.
5. Most sexually reproducing organisms carry two copies of each gene, one dominant and one recessive allele.