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monohybrid cross

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun monohybrid cross has 1 sense
  1. monohybrid cross - hybridization using a single trait with two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas)
    --1 is a kind of
    hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing

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Monohybrid Cross

A monohybrid cross is a genetic cross between individuals that differ in only one trait.

Definition

In genetics, a monohybrid cross refers to the breeding of individuals that possess different alleles for a specific gene, resulting in the study of the inheritance of a single trait.

Sense 1: Genetics

Noun

In genetics, a monohybrid cross represents the mating between two individuals that are heterozygous (having different alleles) for a particular gene.

Example sentence: The monohybrid cross between a homozygous dominant plant and a homozygous recessive plant resulted in offspring with a 1:1 ratio of dominant to recessive traits.

Verb

In genetics, to monohybrid cross means to intentionally breed two individuals with different alleles in order to study the inheritance pattern of a single trait.

Example sentence: The researchers monohybrid crossed mice with black fur and mice with white fur to determine the dominance of coat color.

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