NEET Biology question

Which cross was used to study the independent assortment?

(A)Monohybrid cross
(B)Dihybrid crossCorrect
(C)Trihybrid cross
(D)Tetrahybrid cross

Answer: (B)

Solution

Mendel specifically used the dihybrid cross — crossing plants differing in two characters simultaneously (such as seed colour and seed shape) — to demonstrate that the two gene pairs assort independently of one another, giving

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