TEST-CROSS
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Test-Cross.
Test-Cross - as a noun
A cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring
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testcrossExample Sentences
"In genetics, a test-cross is a cross between an individual with a dominant phenotype and an individual with a recessive phenotype."
"The purpose of a test-cross is to determine the genotype of the individual with the dominant phenotype."
"A test-cross is commonly used to determine if an individual with a dominant phenotype is homozygous or heterozygous."
"The test-cross revealed that the individual with the dominant phenotype was heterozygous for the trait."
"Geneticists often perform a test-cross to study the inheritance pattern of a particular trait."
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