A cross in which an organism showing a dominant phenotype is crossed with the receseive parent in order to…

A cross in which an organism showing a dominant phenotype is crossed with the receseive parent in order to know its genotype is called
  1. monohybrid cross
  2. back cross
  3. test cross
  4. dihybrid cross

Solution

In Genetics, a test cross first introduced by Mendel is used to determine, if an individual exhibiting a dominant trait is homozygous or heterozygous for that trait. More simply, test cross determines the genotype of an individual with a dominant phenotype. In some sources, the test cross is defined as being a type of back cross between the recessive homozygote and $\mathrm{F}_1$-generation.

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